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Showing 23412350 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 00Ib: Electronic filing of returns

Article 1649 quater B bis

A company's declarations intended for the administration and submitted electronically, on a compulsory or optional basis, are transmitted in accordance with conditions laid down by decree.Declarations…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 00Ib: Electronic filing of returns

Article 1649 quater B ter

The provisions of Article 1649 quater B bis apply to declarations filed by individuals with the tax authorities (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common provisions

Article 1649 quater K ter

The management centres mentioned in article 1649 quater C and the approved associations mentioned in article 1649 quater F may have as members all the taxpayers mentioned in the same articles, subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common provisions

Article 1649 quater K bis

The composition of the boards of directors of approved management centres, associations and joint management bodies is set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common provisions

Article 1649 quater K quater

…authorities, which does not constitute the start of any of the procedures mentioned in Articles L. 12 and L. 13 of the tax procedures book.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 696

…may be charged all or part of the costs of the proceedings are set by the provisions of Law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 and Decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-6

…responsible for supervising the children hold one of the qualifications set out in 1° of article R. 2324-42. The other half of the staff hold a qualification or have experience in the field of early c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Remuneration.

Article D6152-612-1

The allowances mentioned in 2° of article R. 6152-612 are : 1° hardship allowances corresponding to the time worked, as part of the weekly service obligations, at night, on Saturday afternoons, Sunday…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-6

…teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with Article L. 2123-2 is amended at the beginning of the school year. The duration of the hours credited is divided…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contracts of carriage other than removals

Article L224-65

Where the consumer personally takes delivery of the items transported and where the haulage contractor does not provide evidence that he was given the opportunity to effectively check that they are in…

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