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Showing 95219530 of 27870 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-10-2013 n° 12-19.352

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 D

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

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 D

I.-1. The place of supply of the services referred to in 10°, 11° and 12° of Article 259 B is deemed to be in France when they are provided to non-taxable persons who are established, have their domic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R366-4

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of the first paragraph of article R. 313-3 and articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replaced by the words…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-4

When the diplomatic or consular authority has issued the long-stay visa provided for in 2° of article L. 411-1 conferring on its holder the rights attached to the multi-annual residence permit bearing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-32-1

When the court has modified the voting conditions in accordance with Article L. 626-16-1, this must be mentioned when convening the competent meetings.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-2

Pursuant to Articles 62,70,74,75 and 82 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, before carrying out a clinical investigation, the sponsor shall submi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-2

Pursuant to Articles 58,66 and 70 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, before carrying out a performance study, the sponsor shall submit the proje…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15-2

If the sentenced person does not wish to benefit from an adjustment or conversion of his sentence or if, in the light of the reasoned report from the prison integration and probation service, such an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 septies

The tax base for property tax on built-up properties for assets that are the subject of a transfer of ownership from the State to the major maritime and river-maritime ports pursuant to Article L. 531…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Orientation

Article R551-6

For the application of article L. 551-5, if the French Office for Immigration and Integration authorises the asylum seeker to temporarily leave their region of residence, the authorisation mentions th…

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