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Showing 34713480 of 19710 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 September 2019

French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…ioned in I of this article is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…17-Prohibition of multi-storey or basement buildings and work on several levels; 4° Article R. 4462-18-Immobilisation in the open position of sliding doors when there are workers inside premises where…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation grants

Article L3334-7-1

…the department of La Réunion is reduced under the conditions provided for in the article of law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finances for 2020.As of 2022, the amount of the compensation allowa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…nd enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters ;- Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and coope…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

…Monthly number of delegation hours Total delegation hours 11 à 24 1 10 10 25 à 49 2 10 20 50 à 74 4 18 72 75 à 99 5 19 95 100 à 124 6 21 126 125 à 149 7 21 147 150 à 174 8 21 168 175 à 199 9 21 189 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 sexvicies

…amount of this work.The rate of the tax reduction is 25% for properties acquired in 2009 and 2010, 18% for properties acquired in 2011 and 11% for those acquired from 2012.However, for homes purchase…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section XI: Special provisions applicable to property damage caused by mining.

Article L421-17

I.-Any person who owns a property that has suffered damage since 1st September 1998 as a result of current or past mining activity while it was occupied as their main residence shall be compensated fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater

…appendix to the declaration mentioned in 1 of the same article 287 filed in respect of the month of September; 2° In other cases, no later than 25 October, when filing the appendix to the declaration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-3

…se listed in items 1 (a) to 11 of Table 2 of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018; 2° If expressly requested by the issuing company or its authorised repr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-208

…case of shares in limited liability companies issued by a company governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation and shares in mutual or cooperative banks, without preju…

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