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Showing 701710 of 56879 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 10-1-2018 n° 16-25.190 F-PB

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-16

I.-The administrative social committee exercises the powers provided for: 1° In articles 47 to 52 and the third paragraph of article 54 of the aforementioned decree of 20 November 2020; 2° In articles…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-16

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 512-15, may be produced with the application:1° In the event of a transfer by death: a copy of any deed establishing the transfer, at the request of the heir…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Withholding taxes and levies on income from securities

Article 1672 bis

1. Companies and legal persons are prohibited from bearing the amount of withholding tax relating to: 1° Dividends and other income distributed to members, shareholders and unit holders or to members…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-16

Under the conditions laid down in article 17-1 of the law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security policy and programming, decisions to authorise the agents mentioned in article L. 331-14 of the prese…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relationship between the payment service provider and the payment service user

Article L133-16

As soon as he receives a payment instrument, the Payment Service User shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard the security of his personalised security data.He shall use the payment instrument in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-16

A European Investigation Order is a judicial decision issued by a Member State, called the issuing State, requesting another Member State, called the executing State, using forms common to all States,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-16

Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-15 apply taking into account the nature of the service offered or provided, the nature of the financial instrument in question, and the professional or non-professional na…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1665 bis

Taxpayers shall receive, no later than 1st March of the year in which the tax relating to the previous year's income is settled, an advance payment on the amount of the tax benefits provided for in ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1663 B

1. After deducting tax reductions and credits, levies, deductions at source and instalments, the balance of the income tax and other taxes appearing on the same roll item is recovered under the condit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1663 bis

When the taxpayer taxed under the conditions of 1 of article 202 becomes, within a period of three months from the date of cessation of activity, a partner in a liberal practice company mentioned in A…

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