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Showing 40914100 of 46416 articles for Art. CE 10-2-2017 n° 387960

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 204

…of the spouses subject to joint taxation, income tax is assessed on the income disposed of by the deceased during the year of his death and on the industrial and commercial profits made since the end…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L313-2

…granted to legal persons governed by public law; 2° Those intended, in any form whatsoever, to finance a professional activity, in particular that of natural or legal persons who, on a regular basis,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29

…tments governed by foreign law and investment funds governed by foreign law managed by delegation received from foreign service providers.Assets under management are reported by 30 April at the latest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions.

Article R143-22

For the application of articles L. 143-2, L. 143-6, L. 143-10 and L. 143-13, the domicile declared is the domicile elected by the creditors in their entries.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-23

I.-Packaging units of tobacco products manufactured in France, imported from a non-European Union Member State or originating from a European Union Member State or intended for export to a non-Europea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-213

…isition if the company owns more than 10% of its capital. On expiry of this period, they must be cancelled.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Miscellaneous provisions

Article LO6475-2

The new costs incurred by the local authority pursuant to the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer shall be subjec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28-2

…the meaning of II or III of Article L. 233-16, by a company which does not have its registered office in a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European E…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231

…sment for the contribution provided for in article L. 136-1 of the Social Security Code, with the exception of the benefits mentioned in the I of articles 80 bis and 80 quaterdecies of this code. The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…2 July 1999 relating to the strengthening and simplification of intercommunal cooperation" are replaced by the words: "the date of creation of the agglomeration community".

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