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Showing 731740 of 22356 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 2002 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003

French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1521

…well as to the housing of civil servants or civilian and military employees referred to in article 1523.Properties exempt from property tax on built-up properties pursuant to I of article 1382 E.II.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-15

The representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office at the court which handed down the sentencing decision shall be competent to forward to the competent authority of another Member State of the Euro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

I. - An annual tax is introduced, proportional to the surface area of each exclusive licence to prospect for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. The tax shall be paid by the holder of the exclusive licenc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584

1. Is levied, for the benefit of municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants, as well as those with a smaller population classified as tourist resorts within the meaning of the sub-section 2 of se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L754-15

…wording resulting from L. 341-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, with the exception of 2° thereof Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-4 Act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article R322-15

The minimum value of lots is set at 15 euros for sales of goods of any kind, ordered or authorised in the cases provided for by articles L. 322-14 and L. 322-15. This minimum may be lowered by the cou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-26-1

Article L. 225-102-3, with the exception of IV, is applicable to limited liability companies. The reports referred to in the same article L. 225-102-3 are drawn up by the managing partners. These repo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-1

Articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-31, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and L. 224-42-1 do not apply to interpersonal communications services not based on numbering within the meaning of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-3

This section shall not apply to micro-enterprises providing non-dial-based interpersonal communications services, unless they also provide other electronic communications services. Prior to the conclu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-1

Once the delegation contract referred to in article L. 131-14 has been signed, the decision by the Minister for Sport granting the delegation to a federation is made after consultation with the French…

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