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Showing 30713080 of 3182 articles for Art. CE 28 Sep 2017 n° 409770

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…te paragraph of 1° of 3 of I of article 1640 C. The member municipalities of these establishments receive the additional fraction, provided for in the last paragraph of 1° of 3 of I of the same articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-4

…sons; > b) The legal form of the company. b) The legal form of the company; > c) The registered office of the company. c) The registered office of the company, the domicile of the declarant or the add…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-4

I. - The amount of the fixed-rate parking charge due is notified by a payment notice that comprises two parts entitled respectively "Establishment of the payment notice for the fixed-rate parking char…

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

Article 244 quater W

…l profits or exempt pursuant to articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A and 44 duodecies to 44 septdecies, carrying out an agricultural activity or an industrial, commercial or craft activity cov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-5

I. - The territorial public establishment, in place and stead of its member municipalities, shall automatically exercise competences in the areas of:1° Urban policy:a) Drawing up a diagnosis of the te…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-1

…oned in article L. 6113-7 of the present code ;2° Data from the national inter-regime health insurance information system mentioned in Article L. 161-28-1 of the Social Security Code;3° Data on the ca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies F

1. An income tax reduction is introduced for taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who carry out reconstruction, extension, repair or improvement work between 1 January 2005…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 291

…ect to value added tax.2. The following are considered to be imports of goods:a. the entry into France of goods originating in or coming from a State or territory not belonging to the European Union,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-41

…of the collection periods within the year. The rate of the flat-rate tourist tax is set in accordance with the following scale:(In euros) Accommodation categories Lowest rate Ceiling rate Palaces 0.7…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article A243-3

Where the insurance certificate relates to a ten-year liability insurance contract taken out by an individual taxable person, the insurance certificate provided for in Article L. 243-2 must bear the w…

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