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Showing 51815190 of 21141 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 12 Jan. 1993 – no. 90-21126

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…entioned in I of article 1379, plus the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in article 3 of law no. 72-657 of 13 July 1972 instituting measures in favour of certain categories of elderly shopkeepe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…ent work" qualification sheet drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article 13 II of decree no. 2021-1926 of 30 December 2021 relating to the contribution to the production of cinematographic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VI

Article

…worksV-3.1. Supporting documents to be attached to an application for an investment grant(Articles 612-10 et seq.)Investment authorisation :1° Invoices and/or extracts from the General Ledger relating…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-16

…ve that the canvassed party was informed of the amount due, in accordance with 5° of article L. 341-12. However, he may not demand this payment if he has begun to execute the contract before expiry of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7

…he following two cases: 1° The third party is a person mentioned in 1° to 2° ter or 3° bis, 5°, 6°, 12°, 12° bis or 13° of Article L. 561-2 or the person is a service provider mentioned in 1° and 2° o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231

…oyees, with the exception of local authorities, their personalised boards mentioned in article L. 1412-2 du code général des collectivités territoriales et de leurs groupements, des établissements pub…

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

Article D950-1-1

…Applicable provisions As amended by Title II Chapter III: General obligations of traders Article D. 123-80-1 Decree no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020Article D. 123-200Decree no. 2020-101 of 7 February…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…aximum level of funding eligible for the inter-branch equalisation referred to in 1° of Article L. 6123-5 ; 2° The monitoring and evaluation of the quality of the training initiatives mentioned in 7°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-2

…t and a travel document. "; 4° Le 2° de l'article L. 311-2 n'est pas applicable; 5° A l'article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-2

…t and a travel document. "; 4° Le 2° de l'article L. 311-2 n'est pas applicable; 5° A l'article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

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