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Showing 47114720 of 20747 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 décembre 2001 n° 98-17320

French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 B ter

…ms mentioned in a of 1° of the same IV and increased by the amount:a) Of the sums mentioned in a of 18° and 18° bis of article 81 and the sums due to employees mentioned in l'article 163 bis AA, subje…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Exempt assets

Article 976

…Fishing Code and those leased on a transferable basis under the conditions set out in articles L. 418-1 à L. 418-5 of the same code are exempt provided, on the one hand, that the term of the lease is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…The application for a reduction in fees provided for in Article L. 612-20, as it read prior to loi n° 2005-842 du 26 juillet 2005, shall be submitted in writing to the Director General of the Institu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

I. - The basis of assessment for property tax on built properties for rental housing mentioned in Article L. 441-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, belonging to one of the bodies listed in articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-10

I. - A resource indicator is hereby created for the inter-municipal groupings and isolated communes of French Polynesia which corresponds to the sum of:a) The flat-rate allocation of the global operat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-5

…f this II is deemed to be a profit-sharing agreement within the meaning of I of this article and of 18° bis ofarticle 81 of the General Tax Code. The present title is applicable to this scheme, with t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…al entity. The amount of the penalty imposed for the breaches mentioned in 1° to 8°, 10° to 13° and 18° to 21° of Article L. 5461-9 and in 1° to 7°, 9°, 10° and 14° to 17° of Article L. 5462-8 may not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-2

…l warrants;16° Leasing transactions involving movable property;17° Criminal seizures of businesses; 18° Orders issued pursuant to Articles L. 184-1 or L. 511-11 of the Construction and Housing Code re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-2-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-1)

Article Annexe 3-2-2

…e previously declared its activity to the Conseil des maisons de vente instituted by Article L. 321-18 ". Certify on my honour that I have not been the perpetrator of any acts that have given rise to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2

…to it; 17° Implementation of hygiene, safety and vigilance rules in accordance with good practice; 18° Implementation of radiation protection rules for patients; 19° Contributing to the development o…

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