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Showing 3140 of 49753 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 21-2-2001 n° 99-14.820

French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 novovicies

…cle 257 ;3° Housing that does not meet the decency requirements, as set out in the article 6 of law n° 89-462 of 6 July 1989 tending to improve rental relations and amending law n° 86-1290 of 23 Decem…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 nonies

Reservist customs officers are subject to the obligations set out in Chapter I of Title II of Book I of the General Civil Service Code and benefit, where applicable, from the protection set out in Cha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-99

Within seven working days of receiving the European protection order or the additional information requested pursuant to Article 696-98, the public prosecutor shall submit the request for recognition…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 nonies

I.-The basis of assessment for property tax on buildings owned by non-trading property companies in which Poste Immo directly or indirectly holds the entire share capital is subject to a deduction, th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 nonies

I. - Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, approvals to which the granting of tax benefits provided for by law is subject are issued by the Minister responsible for the budget. Unless there i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 nonies

I. - At the request of the company, the added value of establishments exempt from business property tax pursuant to the decision of a municipality or a public establishment for inter-municipal coopera…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 99

1. Customs officials shall immediately register accounting entries which they have accepted as admissible. 2. Declarations which are irregular in form or which are not accompanied by the documents req…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12. Development tax.

Article 1679 nonies

Where the surface area of the construction within the meaning of 1° of article 1635 quater H and article 1635 quater I is greater than or equal to 5,000 square metres, the person liable for the develo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 992

The Registrar of the Court of Cassation shall, without delay, notify a copy of the statement in response to the appellant by simple letter. In the event of a cross-appeal, he shall notify a copy of th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 991

The respondent to the appeal has a period of two months from notification of the appellant's statement of case or from the expiry of the three-month period provided for in Article 989 to submit a stat…

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