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Showing 48614870 of 5011 articles for Art. BOI-IR-RICI-290-20 n° 180 s.

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-2-1

…solidated financial statements after carrying out an audit, in accordance with professional standards. . 2. The purpose of this standard is to define the specific principles applicable to the audit of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-2

…the fight against artificialisation of land, economic development and the development of digital uses. To this end, it facilitates access for project sponsors to the various forms of legal, financial…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 quater

…is levied within the territorial limits of the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes-Maritimes departments.II.-.The tax is payable by the owner, the usufructuary, the lessee under a construction lease, the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article L714-1

…rticle 24 of Law No. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1290 du 23 décembre 1986, the commission imposes new deadlines and payment terms for this debt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594-0 G

…by the buildings to be erected and by the outbuildings necessary for the operation of these buildings. IV. - At the request of the purchaser, a renewable annual extension of the four-year period set o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-14-1

…the same demographic group, are eligible for an allocation under the conditions defined in IV.III bis. - (Repealed).IV. - The main part of the allocation is distributed under the following conditions:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-46

…to the data collected. Only data and information, including that covered by the article 6 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, strictement néce…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2441-1

…2445-4. It is given to the couple and includes the names of the aforementioned medical practitioners. A copy of this certificate is kept in conditions that guarantee confidentiality. "The couple is i…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-177

Deeds and formalities relating to the land register décret n° 2009-1193 du 7 octobre 2009relatif au livre foncier et à son informatisation dans les départements du Bas-Rhin, du Haut-Rhin et de la Mose…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater W

…tels, tourist residences and classified holiday villages when such work constitutes fixed asset items.The tax credit provided for in the first paragraph also applies to investments allocated for more…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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