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Showing 37113720 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

I. - The tax potential of a commune is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The product determined by applying the average national tax rate for each of these taxes to the communal t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK IV

Article

…on (Annecy) ; -Festival International du Film (Aubagne) ; -Festival Entrevues (Belfort) ; -Festival Européen du Film Court (Brest) ; Festival du moyen métrage de Brive (Brive) ; -Festival Internationa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

…is deferred, when the taxpayer transfers his tax residence outside France to a Member State of the European Union or to another State or territory which has concluded with France an administrative as…

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

Article 199 undecies A

…ar the nature of the eligible renovation work ;f) Subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal mar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…increased to 45.9% for investments made in French Guiana and Mayotte, within the limits defined by European rules relating to State aid. However, this rate increase does not apply to the investments…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

…7. The assessment of its impartiality in reality implies that the statutory auditor analyses, in a neutral and rigorous manner, without prejudice or bias, all the facts and circumstances that characte…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…9Loi n° 2020-1508 du 3 décembre 2020 portant diverses dispositions d'adaptation au droit de l'Union européenne en matière économique et financière Article L. 712-10 Ordonnance no. 2008-1301 of 11 Dece…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 5

…Decision (6) waiving the purge of rights in rem in immovable property where they do not exceed 7700 euros, in accordance with article R. 3213-8 of the general code of local authorities. d) Down paymen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe à l'article R1422-4

…ulême judicial court. Dordogne Bergerac Bergerac Jurisdiction of the Bergerac judicial court. Périgueux Périgueux Area covered by the Périgueux judicial court. Gironde Bordeaux Bordeaux Area covered b…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-7

…\t21\n\t\t\tActs pre-trial hearing\n\t\t\t before judgment\n\t\t\tProceedings before a Judge-Rapporteur\n\t\t\t22\n\t\t\tContract or procedural schedule\n\t\t\t23\n\t\t\t\tOrders other than interim or…

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