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Showing 921930 of 24686 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 janvier 2013 n° 12-11166

French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Provisions applicable to impatriates

Article 155 B

I. - 1. Employees and the persons referred to in 1°, 2° and 3° of b of Article 80 ter called from abroad to take up employment with a company established in France for a limited period are not subject…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds

Article L214-153-1

…to in Article L. 214-144 may invest in specialised professional funds referred to in Article L. 214-154 or professional private equity funds referred to in Article L. 214-159 which have received autho…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

…e Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; 4° Failure to comply with the provisions of II of Article L. 541-15-10 of the Environment Code; 5° Failure to comply with the provisions of Articles 4, 5 and 7 of Re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies

…indecies, with the exception of those relating to property falling within the scope of A of article 1594-0 G, and carried out as part of one of the activities mentioned in I are, provided that the act…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

…inancial condition report are specified in Article 300 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Compulsory prior administrative appeal

Article R2333-120-14

…ment notice is drawn up is subject to automated processing within the meaning of Act no. 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, il est indiqué la possibilité…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Compulsory prior administrative appeal

Article R2333-120-13

The mandatory prior administrative appeal provided for in VI of article L. 2333-87 is exercised, within a period of one month from the date of notification of the payment notice for the parking charge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Counting of votes

Article D4233-15-4

…d, the envelopes used to cast the vote are counted before the count provided for in article D. 4233-15-3, as and when they are received, in the electoral register referred to in article D. 4233-12.Thi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 sexies

…the company represented on average at least 75% of assets during the period referred to in Article 1586 quinquies ;- the turnover of the financial instruments management activity corresponding to fin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-69

Applications for enforcement under this paragraph may be made without the assistance of a lawyer.

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