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Showing 16911700 of 33859 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 21-5-2014 n° 13-14.474

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 quinquies

…xpayer may opt for the latter scheme at the latest within two months of the promulgation of the loi n° 2009-594 du 27 mai 2009 pour le développement économique des outre-mer. In the absence of an opti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-13

The services listed under numbers 5 to 40 of table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1) of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 5 Notice…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-13

Professional firefighters who, on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, are under the authority of a communal or inter-communal bo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 H

I. - When located in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte or La Réunion, unbuilt properties classified in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 H

Unless the municipality or public inter-municipal cooperation body with its own tax system decides otherwise under the conditions set out in I of article 1639 A bis, properties located in the employme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 I

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cases of force majeure.

Article L1234-13

When the permanent employment contract is terminated as a result of an event of force majeure, the employee is entitled to compensation equal to that which would have resulted from the application of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-136

The mortgage assignment deed (number 123 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of: 1° Where the mortgage assignment is granted by a third party in the main deed : a quarter of the fees for the main…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-13

Aid for the programming of short cinematographic works is awarded in consideration of : 1° The cinematographic establishment's membership of an organisation that organises and promotes the screening o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article L422-13

Public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax authority that exercise competence for tourism or the public establishments mentioned in articles L. 5211-21 and L. 5722-6 that…

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