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Showing 24212430 of 4740 articles for Art. 257 bis · CJUE 27 November 2003

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxable income of foreign nationals and persons not resident in France for tax purposes

Article 164 B

…res and units in unlisted companies whose assets are mainly made up of such property and rights ; e bis) The capital gains mentioned in articles 150 U, 150 UB and 150 UC, at 6 ter of article 39 duodec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…TRADERS' TITLEChapter I.-Definition and statusArticles R. 121-1 to R. 121-5Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Chapter III.-General obligations of tradersArticle R. 123-1Decree No. 2020-118 of 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 C

…investment fund has not complied, within the deadlines set out in c of 1 of III of Article 885-0 V bis in the version in force on 31 December 2017 , its investment quotas likely to enable unitholders…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-14

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-25 to L. 217-27 relating to after-sales services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Aid to businesses

Article L1861-1

In accordance with II of Article 43 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, communes and their groupings may grant aid to companies, under the con…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of subcontracting after notification of the contract

Article R2393-28

…haser remains silent for twenty-one days from receipt of the documents mentioned in article R. 2393-27, this shall also constitute acceptance of the subcontractor and, where applicable, approval of it…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-28

The declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 is accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee. The conditions of presentation and the content of the declaration of division are d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Calculation and payment of the allowance

Article R5123-31

…s meet the conditions required to validate a full-rate pension within the meaning of article R. 351-27 of the Social Security Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…ialised tax control directorate or, where applicable, by the Director General of Public Finance; 4° bis Judicial police officers from the national police force and the national gendarmerie, individual…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-2

…shed premises not allocated to the main dwelling and for property tax on non-built-up properties;1° bis The product determined by applying to the municipal tax bases for property tax on built-up prope…

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