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Showing 110 of 19906 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 Dec. 2002 – no. 98-21918

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the principal.

Article 2002

Where the agent has been constituted by several persons for a common business, each of them is jointly and severally liable to the agent for all the effects of the mandate.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1762 decies

If they fail to comply with the obligations set out in 2 and 3 of III of article 1378 octies, the organisations mentioned in these 2 and 3 are liable to a fine equal to 25% of the amount of the donati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1770 decies

Any failure, error or omission under the obligations provided for in II of Article 1586 octies shall be punishable by a fine equal to €200 per employee concerned, up to a limit set at €100,000.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 novovicies

…ho engage in or lend their assistance to the transaction within the meaning of the article 1 of law no. 70-9 of 2 January 1970 regulating the conditions of exercise of activities relating to certain t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…aptured biogas tonne 34 35 47 53 58 61 65 D.-Authorised facilities falling under both B and C tonne 17 18 30 40 51 58 65 E.-Other authorised facilities tonne 41 42 54 58 61 63 65b) Waste received at a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII ter: Taxation of real estate investment funds

Article 239 nonies

…of IV of Article 155 of this code, on the due date for filing the declaration mentioned in Article 170 preceding the distribution of the capital gain;d) In Article 150-0 F, for capital gains on the d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1e: Taxpayers carrying on their professional activity within the framework of a partnership

Article 151 nonies

…ficiary or beneficiaries of the tax deferral must attach to the declaration provided for in Article 170 in respect of the year during which the capital gains benefiting from deferred taxation are real…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 nonies

Reservist customs officers are subject to the obligations set out in Chapter I of Title II of Book I of the General Civil Service Code and benefit, where applicable, from the protection set out in Cha…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 decies

A reservist customs officer who suffers damage during periods of employment or training in the reserve and, in the event of death, his dependants, shall be entitled, at the expense of the State, to fu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 nonies

I. - At the request of the company, the added value of establishments exempt from business property tax pursuant to the decision of a municipality or a public establishment for inter-municipal coopera…

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