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Showing 64616470 of 23051 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 July 2007 – no. 05-19.373

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1418

…of premises used for residential purposes are required to declare to the tax authorities, before 1 July each year, information relating to the nature of the occupation of these premises if they reser…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Payroll tax

Article 1679 A

The payroll tax due by associations governed by the law of 1st July 1901, foundations recognised as being in the public interest, cancer centres mentioned in article L. 6162-1 of the Public Health Cod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Contributions and taxes provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2332-2

…r.This article is applicable to the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in the article 3 of law no. 72-657 of 13 July 1972instituting measures in favour of certain categories of elderly shopkeeper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L775-40

…right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 571-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 571-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 571-3 order no. 2000-916 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

…233, R. 123-234, R. 123-234-1 and R. 123-234-2 are applicable in the version resulting from decree no. 2022-1014 of 19 July 2022;2° Title II of Book VII in the version resulting from decree no. 2021-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-1

…ghters belonging to the employment frameworks provided for in article 64-1 of law n° 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 relating to Mayotte and volunteer firefighters who, subject to specific rules laid down pu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-31

…its availability to certain categories of minors, as well as the information needed to justify this;10° For video games specifically intended for an adult audience and marketed as such, a sworn statem…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

…having the ban imposed partially suspended under the conditions set out in Article L. 232-23-3-2 ; 10° Where applicable, the possibility of requesting the provisional suspension provided for in artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…taking into account the seriousness of the breaches, a fine of up to one hundred million euros or 10% of annual net sales. The corresponding sums are recovered by the Treasury and paid into the Stat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article A311-4

…ifying the communication strategy implemented within the person concerned and vis-à-vis the public; 10° An analysis of the impact of the plan on the staff of the relevant entity, including costs, and…

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