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Showing 741750 of 30455 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. avis 20-10-2022 n° 22-70.011 B

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater B

I.-A person liable for the tax provided for in article 299 who is not subject to the simplified actual taxation scheme provided for in article 302 septies A not allowed to file its returns by calendar…

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

Article 238 bis J

I. - The provisions of I of article 238 bis I relating to the revaluation of non-depreciable fixed assets are extended to depreciable fixed assets appearing in the balance sheet for the first financia…

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

Article 238 quater B

…2011 of the Civil Code, into a trust estate of assets and rights entered on the assets side of the balance sheet of the settlor of the trust are not included in the taxable income for the financial y…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-22

…tion referred to in Article L. 5212-10-1 resulting from the conclusion of contracts for supplies, subcontracting or provision of services with adapted companies, establishments or services providing a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-22

…31-20, R. 131-21 and R. 131-21-1, the incident is regularised when, at the request of the drawer, a blocked provision earmarked for the actual payment of the cheque is set up. The funds referred to in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-22

…cil may appoint a rapporteur to present its opinion to the competent committee of the Corsican Assembly, which is obliged to hear it. With the agreement of the President of the Assembly of Corsica, he…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-22

Claims that are not mentioned in article R. 613-20 may, by way of derogation from the provisions of article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 mentioned above, be declared until the expiry o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to building renovation projects

Article R2431-20

…ration of files and consultations falling within the remit of the project manager and, where applicable, required to obtain planning permission and other administrative authorisations, as well as assi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HY

In the event of non-compliance with their corporate purpose, companies defined in Article 238 bis HW must pay the Treasury compensation equal to 25% of the fraction of the capital that has not been us…

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

Article 238 octies B

In the event of the transfer or redemption of the rights of a shareholder taxable in the category of industrial and commercial profits, non-commercial profits or agricultural profits, or subject to co…

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