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Showing 26212630 of 21721 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 16 Feb. 2022 – no. 20-11.754

French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 quinquies C

…Distributions by venture capital companies that meet the conditions set forth in Article 1-1 of Act no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 on various economic and financial provisions, deducted from net capital g…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B sexies

I. - 1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 1636 B septies and 1636 B decies municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax system vote each…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1639 A ter

…r-communal cooperation prior to the date of the decision placing it under the tax regime of article 1609 nonies C remain applicable as long as they are not revoked or amended.Deliberations made with r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis AE

I. - Filing with the agency mentioned in article L. 5311-1 of the Public Health Code of each:1° Application for registration referred to in articles L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14 of the same code, of each…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-8

…by the Executive Chairman of a certificate of such filing, or in the manner provided for inArticle 1690 of the Civil Code. The transfer may be relied on as against third parties once these formalitie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater D

…the conditions set out in the article L. 111-15 of the town planning code, subject to 2° of article 1635 quater S of the present code, or of damaged premises including, with the same floor area, impro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16-1

By way of derogation from the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 123-12, micro-businesses, with the exception of those whose business consists of managing equity interests and securities,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-16-2

If the assignment of the commercial lease is accompanied by a guarantee clause by the assignor for the benefit of the lessor, the lessor may only invoke it for three years from the assignment of the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-16-1

If the assignment of the commercial lease is accompanied by a guarantee clause by the assignor for the benefit of the lessor, the lessor shall inform the assignor of any default in payment by the less…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16-1

The voting rights and dividend rights of shares or share denominations issued in breach of this sub-section are suspended until the situation is rectified. Any vote cast or dividend paid during the su…

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