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Showing 95919600 of 10983 articles for Art. CE 30-9-2019 n° 419384

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A sexies

…6 for premises mentioned in the first paragraph of this I newly allocated for professional use or vice versa. II.-A.-The reduction provided for in I applies when the change in rental value exceeds 30%…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Payment of business property tax and additional taxes

Article 1681 quater A

…n Article 1679 quinquies, or, at the taxpayer's request, by means of monthly levies made in accordance with Article 1680 A.B. From January to October, each levy is equal to one-tenth of the amount of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-1

…man of the Committee on : 1° The initial budget, no later than 1st November of the calendar year preceding that for which it is drawn up; 2° The amending budget or budgets; 3° The financial account; 4…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-71

…by shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital, shall be sent to the registered office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by electronic telecommunication.However,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39

I. - The chairman of the Enforcement Committee assigns the case either to the Enforcement Committee or to one of its sections. He appoints the rapporteur. The rapporteur will take all necessary steps.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Tasks

Article D6323-20-4

…Article L. 5422-1 ; 3° Informing the public about the bodies providing professional development advice and monitoring the implementation of professional development advice in the region, as provided f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…rmation on the business and financial situation of the entity that they audit and on the due diligence that they have performed there in the course of their engagement.The Autorité de contrôle prudent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…n is only allowed as a deduction from profits insofar as it corresponds to actual work and is not excessive in relation to the importance of the service rendered. This provision applies to all direct…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 214

…eferred to in Article L. 522-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, credit institutions and finance companies hold directly or through their subsidiaries 80% or more of the capital or votes and the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1-2

…n initiated, the public prosecutor may propose to a legal person accused of one or more of the offences provided for in Articles 433-1,433-2,435-3,435-4,435-9,435-10,445-1,445-1-1,445-2and 445-2-1, in…

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