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Showing 35713580 of 20406 articles for Art. Cass. com. 21 janvier 1997 n° 94-19016

French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Depreciation of assets acquired on expiry of a leasing contract

Article 239 sexies C

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED BEFORE 31 December 1995. The cost price of the asset acquired at the end of a leasing contract is increased by the sums reintegrated pursuant to articles 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-2

…ce all or some of their member municipalities within the joint association pursuant to articles L. 5214-21, L. 5215-22 and L. 5216-7 is equal to the number of seats that the communes had before the su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies E

The sole proprietorships subject to a real taxation regime and the companies referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-1 of the Commercial Code subject to income tax may set aside a provis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Charges for the provision of information

Article L314-7

I. - The information provided for in this chapter shall be supplied free of charge to the Payment Service User.II. - The payment service provider and its customer may agree to the provision of additio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ca: Correction applied to allowances when property tax on built-up properties is transferred

Article 1388-0

I.-For each commune, the rate of each of the abatements for property tax on built-up properties provided for in articles 1388 ter, 1388 quinquies, 1388 quinquies A, 1388 quinquies B, 1388 quinquies C,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter A

I.-A company or organisation which, in its capacity as a platform operator, makes available to users a system enabling them to contact each other by electronic means in order to carry out, directly or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-10

I. - Corsica's sustainable planning and development plan is a regional ecological coherence scheme within the meaning of article

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-36

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution as part of the reporting process referred to in Article L. 356-21. In the event that the reduction of the equalisation adjustment or the volatility adjustment to z…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Fishery products

Article R412-29

…res provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of the Council of the European Communities of 21 June 1989, as amended, laying down common m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article D4323-2-1

…4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114, R. 4123-18 to R. 4123-21 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to chiropodists subject to the following adaptations:…

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