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Showing 15411550 of 26972 articles for Art. CE 16-4-2012 n° 323592

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater J

…mounted photovoltaic panels, €10 per square metre; > 6° For parking areas not included in the surface area mentioned in 1° of Article 1635 quater H, €2,500 per space.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16-1

…lude: 1° A description of how the internal assessment of risks is integrated into the management process and the fund's decision-making procedures; 2° An assessment of the effectiveness of the risk ma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 quinquies B

…te of their subscription are exempt from income tax on the sums or securities to which the units concerned entitle them. The provisions of the first paragraph do not apply to holders of units in ventu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Lost, destroyed or stolen life insurance policies or capitalisation or savings bonds.

Article R*160-5

Within one month of receipt of the letter provided for in article R. 160-4, the opposing party must bring his action before the competent court and notify the company, by electronic registered mail wi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-16-1

An applicant who has not complied with the priority period instituted by Article 4 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in respect of the National Institute of Industrial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-16-3

…Code to property tax on built-up properties are allocated to the départements as compensation for exceptional revaluations of the flat-rate amount of the revenu de solidarité active according to the p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 ter B

…d for in Article 1649 ter A when it is in one of the following situations: 1° it is resident in France; 2° It is not resident in France but satisfies one of the following conditions: > a) It is incorp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-3

…covered by the State guarantee are recorded in separate accounts opened in the books of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance, with one account for transactions carried out under Articles L. 431-4 and L…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 sexdecies B

…e distribution of audiovisual content is due in respect of operations:1° The sale and rental in France of videograms intended for the private use of the public;2° The making available to the public in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article D22-10-16

…ension schemes, or other lifetime benefits made by the company for the benefit of its corporate officers pursuant to 4° of Article L. 22-10-9 specifies for each corporate officer the essential constit…

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