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Showing 141150 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
Section V: Provisions common to taxes for which the accounting officers of the Directorate General of Public Finance are responsible for collection

Article 1912

…A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall set the applicable rate of costs for each category of document and the procedures for applying this paragraph. The ancillary costs of proceedings are set by decree…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-2

The employer's acceptance of the employee's application under the collective agreement terminates the employment contract by mutual agreement of the parties, where applicable under the conditions prov…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 193

…n number of units, determined in accordance with Article 194, according to the taxpayer's situation and family responsibilities. The income corresponding to a full share is taxed by application of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 197

The Public Prosecutor notifies each of the parties and their lawyer by registered letter of the date on which the case will be called for hearing. Notification shall be made to the detained person by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 195

…main or deemed equally shared parental care, is divided by 1.5 when these taxpayers:a. Live alone and have one or more children who have reached the age of majority or who are subject to separate ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199

…xable income into a certain number of units determined according to the taxpayer's family situation and dependents are applicable only to French citizens and to persons originating from Saint-Pierre-e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Treasury liens

Article 1920

1. Taxes of all kinds and assimilated taxes, tax and criminal fines, the fixed procedural duty referred to in Article 1018 A and claims of all kinds in respect of indirect taxes, recovered by public a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 190

Petroleum products and coal intended for bunkering ships, excluding pleasure craft and sports vessels, sailing at sea or on waterways flowing into the sea as far as the last customs office located ups…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 194

…eparture; any food or provisions remaining shall be unloaded, after declaration, free of all duties and taxes.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Different types of sequestration.

Article 1955

Sequestration is either conventional or judicial.

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