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Showing 21012110 of 21445 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e 15 janvier 1997 n° 94-22154

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IIa: Annual tax on office premises, commercial premises, storage premises and parking areas levied in the Ile-de-France region

Article 231 ter

…ated in a zone franche urbaine-territoire entrepreneur, as defined in B du 3 de l'article 42 of law n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du territoire;2° P…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Derogations relating to direct allocations based on the production conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-65

…ng on the total amount of grants awarded to a single distribution company, mentioned in article 221-15, is raised to €237,000 for cinematographic works with a production cost of less than €4,000,000 a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operating grants without earmarking

Article L2335-4

…difference between the net rate of each of the local direct taxes mentioned in Article 1 of the loi n° 80-10 du 10 janvier 1980 portant aménagement de la fiscalité directe locale, applied in the said…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-4

…ication when information concerning you is subject to automated processing (art. 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978) to:the officer of the public prosecutor's office at the local court or t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 213

Corporate tax, the social contribution mentioned in article 235 ter ZC, the exceptional contribution mentioned in article 235 ter ZAA and income tax are not allowed as deductible expenses for tax purp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Long-term exposure resulting from a radiological emergency

Article R4451-136

When, in application ofArticle R. 1333-94 of the Public Health Code, the representative of the State in the département delimits the zones in which, due to a radiological emergency, measures to reduce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-14

If a new chamber is created, the chamber assembly elects the chamber president and vice-president without waiting until January.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions applicable to hunting accidents.

Article R421-24

…ce Code and that, in the same matter, the report referred to in the 3rd paragraph of article R. 421-15 is that provided for by article R. 421-23.However, the fund will only pay claims where it can be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Promotion.

Article R6152-611

Attached practitioners are eligible for promotion to the 12th step according to the following terms: 1st step: one year. 2nd step: two years 3rd step: two years. 4th step: two years. 5th step: two yea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…of 26 April 2022Article R. 123-47Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007 Article R. 123-48Decree No. 2015-913 of 24 July 2015 Article R. 123-49Decree No. 2007-750 of 9 May 2007 Article R. 123-49-1Decree…

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