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Showing 110 of 1924 articles for Art. 50-0

French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Micro-enterprise scheme

Article 50-0

1. For the taxation of their profits, companies whose turnover excluding tax, adjusted if necessary in proportion to the operating time during the reference year, does not exceed, in the previous cale…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XV: Enforcement of the judgment.

Article 500

A judgment which is not subject to an appeal suspending enforcement has the force of res judicata. A judgment that is subject to such an appeal acquires the same force on expiry of the time limit for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions of the family council or the judge

Article 500

The guardian draws up the guardianship budget, determining the annual sums required for the maintenance of the protected person and the reimbursement of the costs of administering his or her property,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 500

In the event of an appeal by one of the parties within the above time limits, the other parties have a further five days in which to lodge an appeal.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book V: Insurance distributors

Article L500

For the purposes of this Book, the words "insurance undertaking" refer to the undertakings mentioned in Article L. 310-2 of this Code, mutual insurers or associations governed by Book II of the Mutual…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01 : Payment in full discharge for sole traders

Article 151-0

…tivity when the following conditions are met:1° They are subject to the schemes defined in articles 50-0 or 102 ter ;2° The amount of income of the tax household for the penultimate year, as defined i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28

…s of articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, natural persons benefiting from the regime defined in article 50-0 of the General Tax Code may not prepare annual accounts. They keep a book showing the amount an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 53 A

…s of article 302 septies A bis, taxpayers other than those subject to the regime defined in article 50-0 (1), are required to submit annual tax returns, in accordance with the conditions and deadlines…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article 50

Incidents of proceedings are decided by the court before which the proceedings they affect are being conducted.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 50

Any contravention of the foregoing articles, on the part of the officials named therein, will be prosecuted before the judicial court, and punishable by a fine of 3 to 30 euros.

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