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Showing 68616870 of 23051 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 July 2007 – no. 05-19.373

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-14

…epayment of debt / actual operating revenue;9° Gross capital expenditure / actual operating revenue;10° Outstanding debt / actual operating revenue.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-14

…al repayment of debt / real operating revenue;9° Gross capital expenditure / real operating revenue;10° Outstanding debt / real operating revenue.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-21

…ation and the benefit of the provisions of articles L. 7233-2 of the Labour Code and article L. 241-10 of the Social Security Code takes immediate effect. The legal entity or sole trader shall immedia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R5462-1

…vitro diagnostic medical devices or a blood transfusion establishment mentioned in article R. 5222-10, not to appoint a reactovigilance correspondent or not to communicate the name of this correspond…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93

…er a leasing contract relating to a building, under the conditions and within the limits set out in 10 of Article 39;7° Transfer duties paid free of charge by the heirs, donees or legatees of a holdin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…defined in article D. 1142-2-1 are calculated and evaluated according to a scale ranging from 0 to 100 points, in accordance with the following tables: 4.1. Indicator relating to the pay gap between…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Deduction of certain social security contributions and group insurance premiums

Article 154 bis-0 A

…from taxable professional income up to a limit equal to the higher of the following two amounts: a) 10% of the fraction of taxable professional income that does not exceed eight times the annual amoun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Capping of certain income tax benefits

Article 200-0 A

…in XII of Article 199 novovicies, may not provide a reduction in tax due of more than an amount of €10,000.The total of the advantages mentioned in the first paragraph of this 1, retained within the l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…cle L. 622-17 that have not been paid on the due date and by the lien established in Article L. 626-10; > 9° Claims resulting from the sale of a company to a third party under the terms of Article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584

…red to in 3°, 4° and 5° above evidenced by a deed executed or an agreement entered into on or after 10 May 1993, the rates of the tax are set at: FRACTION OF TAXABLE VALUE APPLICABLE RATE (%) Not exce…

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