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Showing 31613170 of 21275 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 Mar. 2024 – no. 22-22.450

French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Land registration and publicity

Article 1840 G

…the additional registration duty, and, in addition, an additional duty equal respectively to 30%, 20% and 10% of the reduction granted depending on whether the breach is noted before the expiry of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-21

…of the provisions of Articles L. 1226-10 and L. 1226-11 or the second paragraph of Article L. 1226-20.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1757

…out with the prior agreement of the minister responsible for the budget in accordance with Article 220 quater B, the duties recalled and the tax credits to be repaid pursuant to II and III of Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-6-3

…he public establishment for inter-communal cooperation to which the commune belongs is greater than 20% of the total number of members of this deliberative body, the latter may only deliberate on the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-7

…2° 6% for unlisted equities ; 3° 6% for all unlisted infrastructure investments (in capital); 4° 20% for real estate investments; 5° 5% for economic loan funds. These ceilings are assessed at marke…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article A422-4

…2° 6% for unlisted equities ; 3° 6% for all unlisted infrastructure investments (in capital); 4° 20% for real estate investments; 5° 5% for economic loan funds. These ceilings are assessed at marke…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Combining replacement income with other income.

Article L5425-1

…lowances and allowances for self-employed workers, by the agreement provided for in article L. 5422-20; 2° For solidarity allowances, by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. These provisions apply in particu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-6

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finances sends the offender an extract from the enforcement order concerning him/her in the form of a notice inviting him/her to pay the amo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mutual and cooperative banks.

Article R512-21

…nion, credit institution or finance company on the list if the conditions set out in Article R. 512-20 are met and the inclusion requested is compatible with the proper general organisation of credit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter VI: The Martinique Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council

Article R7226-4

…akes into account, in particular, their representativeness in Martinique, within the meaning of law no. 2008-789 of 20 August 2008 on the renovation of social democracy and the reform of working time.

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