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Showing 601610 of 26972 articles for Art. CE 16-4-2012 n° 323592

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Special provisions for people with disabilities

Article A212-160

…ing on the nature of the disability; 2° The National Technical Director of the sports federation concerned by the option chosen by the candidate for the State Certificate in Sports Education; 3° A mem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600 A

…the amount of their turnover. This rate is equal to 0.044% of turnover for taxpayers providing services and 0.015% for those selling goods, objects, food to be taken away or consumed on the premises o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-16

Without prejudice to the provisions which, pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, the articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-16

The following are eligible for selective aid: 1° Long-length cinematographic works for which investment approval has been granted; 2° Long-length cinematographic works for which one of the aids provid…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AB

…bis of which the settlor or at least one of the beneficiaries is domiciled for tax purposes in France or which includes property or a right situated there, the administrator of a trust defined in art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6 : Tax paid by electronic payment

Article 1681 septies

…re paid by teleregulation.7 bis. Payment of the tax on the market value of real estate owned in France, mentioned in article 990 D, is made by remote payment.9. A decree specifies the other taxes that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article D5211-16

The reimbursement of the operating costs of the service made available in application of II of article L. 5211-4-1 is made on the basis of a unit operating cost for the service, multiplied by the numb…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-16

…ok V and those of Chapter II of Title III of the same Book are not applicable to the financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunications. The decrees of the Minister responsible for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-16

…ok V and those of Chapter II of Title III of the same Book are not applicable to the financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunications. The decrees of the Minister responsible for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-16

…ésolution has determined that the conditions set out in Article L. 517-13 are not fulfilled or have ceased to be fulfilled in order to ensure or restore, depending on the situation, the continuity and…

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