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Showing 20812090 of 19000 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 Mar. 2006 – no. 02-13852

French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 septies

…t in Articles 72 and 73 of Annex III to this code, taken in application of Article 52 of the law of 28 February 1934, are subject to value added tax at the rate of 2.1% in the departments of mainland…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Special provisions for gifts

Article 776 quater

…o the limit of that value, provided that the notarised certificates, mentioned in the 3° of article 28 of decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration, relating to these assets have…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-8

…employee, to work overtime without complying with the limits set by articles L. 3123-9 and L. 3123-28 or by the collective labour agreements provided for by article L. 3123-20 ; 2° By an employee emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Control

Article R6332-95

…s laid down in articles R. 6332-22, R. 6332-22-3 to R. 6332-22-5, R. 6332-25 to R. 6332-27, R. 6332-28-1 and R. 6332-29, R. 6332-42 and R. 6332-94 will give rise to a repayment of the same amount by t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes to be levied for the common fund for agricultural accidents at work

Article 1622

…s year. These instalments are declared on the appendix to the declaration mentioned in 1 of article 287 filed in respect of the month of March or the first quarter and the month of June or the second…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 79

The death certificate will state:1° The day, time and place of death;2° The first names, surname, date and place of birth, occupation and domicile of the deceased;3° The first names, surnames, occupat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1394

All matrimonial agreements shall be drawn up by deed before a notary, in the presence and with the simultaneous consent of all the persons who are parties thereto or their proxies. When the contract i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: List of diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article A212-1-1

For each of the options, specialities or terms of each diploma, professional qualification and certificate of qualification listed in Annex II-1 to this code, in the table attached to the order of 22…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration fees, acquisitions by HLM organisations or semi-public companies of residential properties built or acq…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 123-63 AND A. 134-2)

Article Annexe 1-2

Model certificate of delivery of information given to one's spouse with joint property on the consequences of debts contracted in the exercise of one's profession on joint property. I, the undersigned…

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