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Showing 101110 of 20783 articles for Art. CE 17-5-1999 n° 188870

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-17

…ative bodies mentioned in 2° of Article L. 444-5 are the Chambre nationale des commissaires de justice, the Conseil national des greffiers de tribunaux de commerce, the Conseil national des administra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-17

The professional employers' organisation shall indicate in the declaration of candidacy, where applicable, the professional employers' organisation(s) to which it itself belongs. Where a professional…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedural rights of economic operators

Article R4314-17

…efore a measure, decision or order provided for in this Section is issued, the economic operator concerned shall be given the opportunity to comment within an appropriate period which may not be less…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5221-17

For the application of this section, orders issued by the Minister for Health, on a proposal from the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products, shall spe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1731

…e corresponding duties in full. 3. The increase provided for in 1 applies to taxpayers who have reduced their advance payments under the conditions provided for in Article 1679 septies when, following…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1767

…irements set out in article 243 bis are liable to a tax fine equal to 5% of the amount of income concerned, which may not exceed €750 per distribution. Companies which, in application of the provision…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Obligation to pay

Article 1705

…1° By notaries, for deeds executed before them;2° By bailiffs and others with power to effect service of process for those of their ministry;3° By court clerks, for deeds and judgments, except in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177

…der, that there is no need to follow up. Where the order to dismiss the case is based on the existence of one of the grounds for lack of criminal responsibility provided for by articles 122-2,122-3,12…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1794

For the offences listed below, the penalty of between one and three times the amount of duty is replaced by a penalty of between one and three times the value of the apparatus, objects, products or go…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1730

…y as income tax, council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not used as a main residence, property tax on built and unbuilt properties, taxes collected in the same way as the aforementio…

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