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Showing 17611770 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter I

…redit institution or finance company. By way of exception, if the conditions relating to the justification of the resources declared by the beneficiary are not met, the State requires the beneficiary…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-17

…limit the extent of such compensation, the same limits apply to the organiser or retailer. In other cases, the contract may limit the damages to be paid by the organiser or retailer, provided that thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-17

…lar : 1° The minimum guarantees for the insurance provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 1121-10 ; 2° The conditions for the authorisation provided for in article L. 1121-13; 3° The conditi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Investor information

Article L214-24-19

…at their request. It shall be made available to the Autorité des marchés financiers and, where applicable, to the home Member State of the AIF.The AIF or its management company prepares annual account…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies E

…rseas regional councils, the territorial assembly of Wallis and Futuna, the departmental council of Mayotte, the territorial councils of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-9

…re is no substantial difference, or where a substantial difference has been identified and the applicant has passed the aptitude test, the Prefect will issue the applicant with a certificate of freedo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R752-44-19

For the application of the provisions of article L. 752-5-1 and of II of article L. 752-23, the mayor, on the territory of his municipality, or, if he is competent, the president of the public establi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1731 B

For business property tax, the increase provided for in 1 of Article 1731 applies:1° To sums mentioned on a tax assessment which have not been paid within forty-five days of the date on which the asse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Fractional or deferred payment of duties

Article 1722 ter

…down by decree (1). These provisions shall apply to estates opened and not declared before the publication of Act No. 63-254 of 15 March 1963.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-17

…sident is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in article L. 3123-15, increased by 45%. It may be increased by 40%, provided that the total amount of the maximum allowances likely to be alloc…

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