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Showing 41314140 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of direct taxes and similar charges by bank transfer or direct debit

Article 1681 sexies

…3 and 4, where their amount exceeds €50,000, taxes payable under the conditions set out in article 1663 shall be paid, at the taxpayer's option, by direct transfer to the Treasury account held at the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 422-16

…hed version to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. On reasoned request, this period may be extended by one year, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-16

…ach the panel and the general rapporteur no later than eight clear days before the hearing.When the case is referred to a subsequent hearing, the minimum notice period may be reduced to seven days.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by dental surgery students

Article D4393-16

…whom the student is replacing practices. This authorisation is established on the basis of a certificate stating the duration of the studies carried out and given to the student by the director of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0I bis: Reduction in direct local tax bases

Article 1635 sexies

I. - La Poste is subject, at the place of its main establishment, to direct local taxes levied for the benefit of local authorities and various establishments and bodies in accordance with the rules l…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-production aid

Article 322-16

…ployees assigned directly to the pre-production of the video game and the salary costs of the technical and administrative staff involved, as well as the related social security charges;3° Depreciatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Swimming establishments and aquatic activities

Article D322-16

…g supervision and the number of people responsible for assisting them ; 2° The number of people who may be admitted simultaneously to the bathing establishment with paid access to practise the activit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-16

Approval may be withdrawn, with the assent of the National Approval Commission, if the association ceases to satisfy the conditions required for approval or if it fails to comply with the obligation s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regulations attached to agreements.

Article R6142-16

…ively for the university or its training and research units, or for the university hospital centre, may be employed jointly by the parties to the agreement; 3° The conditions under which the directors…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Solidarity between spouses and partners in a civil solidarity pact

Article 1691 bis

…y are subject to joint taxation;2° Council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling where they live under the same roof.3° De la taxe d'aménagement et d…

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