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Showing 30913100 of 19519 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 27 January 2016

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 I

…ng that of the declaration of the change of situation or, at the request of the taxpayers, from 1st January of the year following that of the change of situation and until the application of the rate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies E

…non-negotiable debt or capitalisation securities or contracts, issued or entered into on or after 1 January 1993, the difference between the sums or values receivable, whatever their nature, with the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…t 2008 Articles L. 611-17 and L. 611-18 Law no. 2004-800 of 6 August 2004 Article L. 611-19 Law no. 2016-1087 of 8 August 2016 Article L. 612-1 Law no. 94-102 of 5 February 1994 Article L. 612-2 Order…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76

…oplar plantations: 10 years; Softwoods: 20 years; Hardwoods and other woods: 30 years. b bis From 1 January of the year following the promulgation of the loi n° 2001-602 du 9 juillet 2001 d'orientatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…nts, municipalities and public establishments mentioned in article 2 of amended law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, provided for inarticle 7 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-1

…1° "Act of terrorism": the acts defined in Article 1(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

…and airports constituting border crossing points within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

…provisions referred to in the first paragraph do not apply to capital subscriptions made as from 1 January 1991.2 In the event of termination of the agreement pronounced under the conditions provided…

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

Article 121

…ority at the end of the concession ; 2° Repayments from reserves incorporated into capital before 1 January 1949 and sums incorporated before that date into capital or reserves on the occasion of a me…

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