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Showing 60516060 of 21660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Sept. 2018 – no. 16-13917

French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

…elates. The same applies to income from these bonds or contracts relating to premiums paid prior to 26 September 1997, acquired or recorded from 1 January 1998.I ter. - Also exempt from income tax are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-25

…third party, meeting the obligations set out in Article 8 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/576 of 15 December 2017 on the necessary technical standards for security features applied to t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater D

…paragraph, reduced by the share that this tax would have procured if the departmental tax rate for 2018 had been applied.From the tax assessments drawn up in respect of 2021, the proceeds apportioned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-19

The professional practice standard relating to events subsequent to the end of the financial year, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-560 Events after the end of the financial ye…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…type mentioned in 6° of article 120 and 1° of I of article 125-0 A, attached to premiums paid up to 26 September 2017, as well as income taken into account to determine the taxable profit of an indust…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4211-1

…ns under which the Commission des participations et des transferts mentioned in article 25 of order no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 relating to the governance and capital transactions of companies with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-1

…a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment within the meaning of loi n° 84-52 du 26 janvier 1984 habilité à le délivrer, ou d'un titre reconnu équivalent dans des conditions fixées…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-24

…drawn up in accordance with the conditions laid down in the decision referred to in Article R. 712-26. It may be specified that the renewal is valid only for certain goods or services designated in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…re applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting fromOrder No. 2016-966 of 15 July 2016. Article L. 5121-1-2 is applicable in Wallis and Futuna in the version…

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