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Showing 21612170 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1518 E

…4 of Law no. 2010-1658 of 29 December 2010 on amending finance for 2010, in the version in force on 31 December 2016, is positive. For each tax, the exemption is equal to nine tenths of the difference…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

…to the assets mentioned in the first paragraph of this I acquired as new from 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2022. II.-The deduction is spread on a straight-line basis over the normal period of use…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 quater A

…ch levy is equal to one-tenth of the amount of taxes assessed in respect of the previous year up to 31 December of that same year, reduced, where applicable, by the amount of the relief expected under…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-5-1-A

…k of a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 790 H

…inter vivos, made in full ownership and evidenced by a notarised deed signed between 1 January and 31 December 2015, of building land defined in 1° of 2 of I of Article 257 are exempt from free trans…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1115

…es by lots triggering the right of pre-emption provided for in the article 10 of law no. 75-1351 of 31 December 1975 relating to the protection of occupants of residential premises or that provided fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-4

…ents falling due before the budget is voted. In addition, until the adoption of the budget or until 31 March in the absence of adoption of the budget before that date, the President of the Territorial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-52

…ch is not covered by the other provisions of Article L. 214-28, Article L. 214-30 or Article L. 214-31; 3° May not hold more than 10% of the shares or units of a UCITS or an AIF covered by paragraphs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…esearchers working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines and ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-34

…d before the closure of the proceedings. Subject to the provisions of articles R. 663-13 and R. 663-31, the president of the court or his delegate shall rule in the light of a detailed account. Where…

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