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Showing 171180 of 10740 articles for Art. CJEU – Granarolo – 14 July 2016 – C-196/15

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1497

By way of derogation from Article 1496 I, housing premises of an exceptional nature are valued under the conditions provided for in Article 1498, as in force on 31 December 2016.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1413

I. - Taxpayers may appeal against their omission from the roll within the period provided for in Article R. 196-2 of the Book of Tax Procedures.II. - When, in respect of a year, an assessment of counc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14

Subject to the provisions of Article 15, are included in the property income category, when they are not included in the profits of an industrial, commercial or craft business, a farm or a non-commerc…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1575

…applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in its wording resulting from decree n° 2023-686 of 29 July 2023 with the exception of the provisions of Titles IV and V of Book II, Articles 1074-2 to 107…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1520

…of the household waste collection and treatment service and the waste mentioned in Article L. 2224-14 of the General Local Authorities Code, as well as expenditure directly linked to the definition a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 153

Any witness summoned to be heard during the execution of a letter rogatory is required to appear, take an oath and give evidence. Where there is no plausible reason to suspect that he has committed or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…9 of the same code with the exception of interest paid under the conditions provided for in article 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation to the capital securities of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 158

…e not applicable.2. Net property income is determined in accordance with the provisions of articles 14 to 33 quinquies.3.1° Income from transferable capital taken into account in the basis of net over…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-15

I.-The right to object does not apply to this processing pursuant to Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1504

…nation of the rental values of the properties and fractions of properties mentioned in I of article 1498, the departmental commission on rental values provided for in article 1650 B has a period of th…

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