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Showing 801810 of 36308 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-4-2008 n° 07-12.381

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-16

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0I bis: Reduction in direct local tax bases

Article 1635 sexies

I. - La Poste is subject, at the place of its main establishment, to direct local taxes levied for the benefit of local authorities and various establishments and bodies in accordance with the rules l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules.

Article R213-16

When a bond issue is amortised according to a table indicating the number of securities to be amortised in each period and the securities are not grouped into identified series, the securities to be a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-16

The products and services referred to in 2° of Article L. 561-9 are :1° Life insurance or capitalisation contracts where the annual premium does not exceed €1,000 or where the single premium does not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-16

The National Council of the Association carries out, at national level, the general duties of the Association as defined in article L. 4321-14. It sets, calls for and collects the fees payable during…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A

I. - Subject to the provisions of Article 1639 A bis, local authorities and competent bodies shall notify the tax departments, before 15 April each year, of decisions relating either to the rates or t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I ter: Departmental rental value commissions

Article 1650 B

In each department, a departmental commission on rental values is set up, comprising two representatives of the tax authorities, ten representatives of local authorities and public establishments for…

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

Article D3661-16

I.-For the application of Article D. 3661-15 : a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the member municipalities of the Lyo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5221-16

In order to comply with the requirements relating to design and manufacture, in vitro diagnostic medical devices are designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way as to meet the following objectiv…

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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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