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Showing 261270 of 20693 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 avril 2013 n° 09-10583

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AC

…by decree, the information required for the application of Article 8(3a) of Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Direc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16-2

…t exercises at least one of the three competences defined in 1°, 2° and 4° of II of Article L. 5214-16 or the organisation of public passenger transport within the meaning of loi n° 82-1153 du 30 déce…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

…ursed, or proceed in accordance with articles 389 to 390-1,393 to 397-7,495 to 495-6or 495-7 to 495-16. If the Public Prosecutor of Rennes considers that the request for exoneration or the complaint i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional provisions

Article L2333-16

…ed for in B of this article towards the amounts provided for in B of Article L. 2333-9.From 2009 to 2013, this evolution is carried out within the limit of an increase or decrease equal to one fifth o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-16

…n-compliance with legal and regulatory texts identified to the bodies referred to in Article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code or shall ensure that they have been informed.Impact on the opinion1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10: Business property tax

Article 1679 quinquies

…The balance of the tax is collected by means of tax rolls under the conditions set out in article 1663. However, by way of derogation from the rules of the same article 1663, the remaining tax due i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Ia: Airport Nuisance Compensation Fund

Article 1648 AC

…s-Orly airport are hereby created.II. - These funds are financed by:1° A grant from the State. From 2013, the amount of this allocation is set at €6,550,076 for the Roissy - Charles-de-Gaulle airport…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-160

I. - The subscription and purchase of units in professional private equity funds is reserved for the investors referred to in article L. 214-144 as well as for investors who are managers, employees or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R784-16

…e decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 621-7n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX octies: Taxe spéciale d'équipement au profit de l'établissement public Société du Grand Paris (Special equipment tax for Société du Grand Paris)

Article 1609 G

…rticle.The product of this tax is set annually at the amount provided for in I of Article 46 of Law n° 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012.The proceeds mentioned in the second parag…

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