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Showing 45014510 of 56861 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20-1-1966 n° 68

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 duovicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled for tax purposes in France within the meaning of Article 4 B benefit from an income tax reduction in respect of expenditure they incur on conservation or restoration work on m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-14

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement.Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his right to training under this section are compensa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 121

1. For the application of Article 120, the incorporation of reserves by a foreign company into its share capital does not constitute a chargeable event for income tax. The provisions set out in 1 of A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

The professional practice standard relating to the audit of the opening balance sheet of the first financial year certified by the statutory auditor, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown belo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Domestic arbitration.

Article 1452

In the absence of agreement by the parties on the procedures for appointing the arbitrator or arbitrators: 1° In the case of arbitration by a sole arbitrator, if the parties do not agree on the choice…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1019

Any contribution, sale or exchange of securities that has been approved under the conditions provided for in the fifth paragraph of article 42-3 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to fre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-10-1

In the case of a takeover bid, persons who have entered into an agreement with the author of a takeover bid with a view to obtaining control of the company that is the subject of the bid are deemed to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-10-1

When the persons and entities mentioned in II of Article L. 621-9 provide their services on the Internet, investigators and auditors may, in order to access the information and elements available on t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-103-1

The appropriations required for the operation of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Educational Council and, where applicable, for the carrying out of its studies are the subject of a s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

I. - The second group comprises the following three categories of cinemas:1° Category C: cinemas located in urban units with a population of 100,000 or more;2° Category D: cinemas located in urban uni…

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