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Showing 50015010 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Payment of council tax, property tax and the public audiovisual contribution due by individuals

Article 1681 ter

1. Council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling and property taxes are collected under the conditions provided for in 1 of article 1663 et à l'article 17…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1772

1. Are liable, independently of the tax penalties enacted by this code, to a fine of €4,500 and five years' imprisonment:1° Any business agent, expert or any other person whose profession, either on t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Failure to comply with obligations to declare or pay electronically

Article 1738

1. Failure to comply with the obligation to file a tax return and its appendices electronically or to pay tax by bank transfer, electronic settlement or direct debit at the initiative of the Treasury…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article A310-1

In accordance with the provisions of III of article L. 310-2-3, foreign companies that have concluded a contract pursuant to 2° of I of article L. 310-2 and are no longer in one of the situations prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L924-6

Article L. 441-11 II is amended as follows: 1° 1° is worded as follows: "1° For purchases of perishable agricultural and food products and frozen or deep-frozen meat, deep-frozen fish, ready-made meal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Payment services

Article D314-2

For the purposes of Article L. 314-1, the following definitions apply 1° Direct debit service: a service for debiting a payer's payment account, where a payment transaction is initiated by the payee o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-38

The members of the commission mentioned in 3° of article R. 1611-37 may be represented by a member of their association, who must be a regional councillor, a departmental councillor, a councillor who…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Natural gas distribution

Article D2224-50

The report includes the following information: 1° An analysis of the quality of service provided by the distribution organisation, assessed on the basis of indicators relating to: a) Its tasks of oper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-26

I. - Before concluding any banking transaction or payment service or any preparatory work or advice, the intermediary must agree with his customer, including any potential customer, in writing or on a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article R773-19

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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