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Showing 12011210 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1679 nonies

Where the surface area of the construction within the meaning of 1° of article 1635 quater H and article 1635 quater I is greater than or equal to 5,000 square metres, the person liable for the develo…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2b: Debt collection disputes

Article 349 nonies

Any dispute relating to the recovery of sums in application of this code must be addressed to the accounting officer responsible for recovery within two months of notification of the debt recovery act…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies E

The presidents of the overseas regional councils, the territorial assembly of Wallis and Futuna, the departmental council of Mayotte, the territorial councils of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Barthé…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation

Article R752-44-19

For the application of the provisions of article L. 752-5-1 and of II of article L. 752-23, the mayor, on the territory of his municipality, or, if he is competent, the president of the public establi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-19

…gement of applications for positions relating to integration through economic activity;2° Recording and managing declarations of eligibility for a pathway to integration through economic activity, as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1605 nonies

I. - A tax is levied on the transfer for valuable consideration of bare land or rights relating to bare land made constructible as a result of their classification, after 13 January 2010, by a local t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2c: Marine fishing companies

Article 44 nonies

…scale fishermen, subject to a real tax regime, who set up for the first time between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2010, are determined, for the first sixty months of activity, after deduction of a 5…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 nonies

…by the law of 26 April 1917 are subject to income tax according to the rules applicable to salaries and wages. This provision applies from 1 January 1991.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexies A

I.-Companies engaged in the business of publishing television services, radio services or on-demand audiovisual media services within the meaning of the fourth to sixth paragraphs of Article 2 of Law…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 N

…881 M are applicable to formalities concerning buildings located in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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