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Showing 73617370 of 56895 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10-1-1995 n° 34

French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1389

I. - Taxpayers may obtain property tax relief in the event of the vacancy of a house normally intended for letting or the non-use of a building used by the taxpayer himself for commercial or industria…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382

The following are exempt from property tax on built properties:1° Buildings owned by the State and local authorities, when they are assigned to a public service or of general utility and do not produc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other formalities

Article A444-173-1

Filing of the agreement provided for in article 229-1 of the Civil Code with the minutes shall give rise to the collection of a fixed fee in accordance with the table below:Number of the service (tabl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Société anonyme Natexis or any company it controls within the meaning of article 355-1 of law no. 66-537 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies

Article 131

The following are exempt from the withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A : 1° to 4° (Obsolete provisions); 4° bis For their entire duratio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-1

The budget runs from 1 January to 31 December.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 120

Sont considérés comme revenus au sens du présent article :1° Dividends, interest, arrears and all other income from shares of any kind and founders' shares in financial, industrial, commercial, civil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Recovery and litigation of penalties and joint and several liability

Article 1754

…the rules applicable to these same taxes, subject, when they are pronounced by a court, to article 345-0 bis of the Customs Code.IV. - In the event of the death of the offender or, in the case of a c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-1-1

As part of the implementation of the regional health project, health establishments set up health care access services, including orthogenetic services, adapted to people in precarious situations, wit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-18

Where a deposit has been paid pursuant to the provisions of Article 529-10,the following provisions shall apply: If the deposit is not followed by a request for exoneration or a claim made in accordan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Commencement and conduct of judicial liquidation.

Article R640-1-1

When the debtor, a natural person, also applies for the benefit of a professional recovery procedure, he must specify, in addition to the inventory, the methods used to value his assets. The inventory…

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