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Showing 3140 of 10201 articles for Art. CE 29-9-1989 n° 68212

French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Tax rates

Article 1635 quater N

…e of the municipal or inter-municipal share of the development tax may be increased by up to 20% in certain sectors by a reasoned decision taken under the conditions provided for in II of article 1639…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-9

Holders of securities governed by this section have, except where Article L. 225-138, a pre-emptive right to subscribe for the preference shares referred to in article L. 228-11 when these confer righ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-29

…al authority of the issuing State of any other freezing or seizure measure of which the property concerned by the freezing order is the subject.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Involvement of the State representative in the département

Article R1334-29-9

…gency. II - The assessment referred to in I may focus in particular on : 1° Verification of compliance with the obligations to locate, monitor and measure dust; 2° Verification that the reports and do…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 6: Suspension of the procedure for examining applications for business authorisations provided for in article L. 752-1-2

Article R752-29-9

Proceedings before the departmental commission resume, for the remaining period, on the day after the last day of suspension.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-9

…have passed the technical examination, by joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible for the Budget, on a proposal from the Director General of Public F…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section X: Stamp duty levied for the benefit of the French Biodiversity Office

Article 1635 bis N

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…ting to the business property tax and the business value added tax and for the collection of the proceeds of these taxes.I bis. - They are also substituted for the member municipalities for the collec…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies A

…eries mentioned in 5 and 6 of article 266 septies of products dispatched or transported outside France by the taxpayer or on his behalf are exempt from the tax provided for in article 266 sexies.II-Th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter N

…ing which the expenses defined in the same article were incurred. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the tax due in respect of the said year, the excess is refunded.

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