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Showing 10411050 of 27870 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-10-2013 n° 12-19.352

French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Caisse de retraite et de prévoyance des clercs de notaire (pension and welfare fund for notary clerks)

Article 1070

Subject to the provisions of Article 1020, documents exclusively relating to the execution of the law of 12 July 1937 instituting a retirement and provident fund for notary clerks are exempt from regi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
d: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 1678 quater

I. - The levy on fixed income investment products referred to in l'article 125 A, the withholding tax relating to interest on savings bonds mentioned in article 1678 bis and the levies on income attac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Service life and disposal

Article R1333-161

I.-A sealed radioactive source is considered to have expired at the latest ten years after the date of the first registration on the supply form or, failing this, after the date on which it was first…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-16

I. - The following are required to contribute, either directly or through an intermediary, to the financing of the investments necessary for the initial installation of digital projection equipment in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic and optional exemptions

Article 1635 quater D

I.-The following are exempt from development tax: 1° Buildings and developments intended for use by a public service or public utility, the list of which is set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7th: Marine

Article 1074

1 Civil status certificates, notarial certificates and any other documents relating to the implementation of the law of 12 April 1941 concerning the service of retirement pensions in the navy are exem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-125

Services relating to the allocation of a property to the assets of the sole trader with limited liability (numbers 105 to 108 in table 5) give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Solidarity between spouses and partners in a civil solidarity pact

Article 1691 bis

I. - Spouses and partners bound by a civil solidarity pact are jointly and severally liable for payment of:1° Income tax where they are subject to joint taxation;2° Council tax on second homes and oth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

Article R2333-120-7

The information appearing on a payment notice drawn up in accordance with article R. 2333-120-4 is reproduced, in accordance with the procedures that it determines, by the entity responsible for issui…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

Article R2333-120-4

…the payment notice is drawn up is the subject of automated processing within the meaning of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, la possibilité d…

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