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Showing 821830 of 39565 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 7-4-2004 n° 465

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-72

The resources taken into consideration for the application of the ceiling provided for in 4° of article R. 5424-70 include all the income of the person concerned declared to the tax authorities for th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-73

Entitlement to the allowance for self-employed workers begins when the self-employed activity ends, which must be within a period of 12 months prior to the day before registration as a jobseeker or, w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-70

To qualify for the allowance for self-employed workers, the persons mentioned in article L. 5424-24 : 1° Prove that they have been self-employed for a minimum uninterrupted period of two years in one…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

…paid to the territorial charge compensation fund in application of H of XV of the'article 59 of law n° 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 on the new territorial organisation of the Republic, as recorded on 1st…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article L621-7

The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers determines in particular :I.-The rules of professional practice that apply to issuers when they make offers to the public, with the except…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 7

The rules governing taxation, the basis of assessment and the settlement of tax, as well as those concerning the filing of returns, provided for by the present code with regard to income tax for marri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72

I. Subject to the application of articles 71 and 72 A to 73 E, the actual profit of the agricultural holding is determined and taxed according to the general principles applicable to industrial and co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Tax regimes

Article 70

For the application of articles 69, 69 C, 69 D , and 72, account shall be taken of revenue generated by companies and groupings not subject to corporation tax of which the taxpayer is a member, in pro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 79

Salaries, allowances, emoluments, wages, pensions and life annuities contribute to the overall income used as a basis for income tax.The same applies to retirement benefits paid in the form of a lump…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Defences on the merits.

Article 72

Defences on the merits may be offered in any event.

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