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Showing 34013410 of 63992 articles for Art. I.1° bis

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1837

I. - Anyone who has fraudulently made the statements prescribed by the provisions of Chapter I of Title IV of Part 1 of Book I and the texts enacted to implement them shall be punished by three years'…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Transit.

Article 129

No discharge shall be given in respect of commitments entered into unless, at the office of destination, the goods :-have been placed in customs clearance warehouses or areas, or in export warehouses…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A: 1° Interest, arrears and all other income from negotiable loans contracted from the entry into…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

Unitary effect may be conferred on a European patent under the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4461-13-1

In order to ensure the traceability of any exposure to the risks inherent in the work carried out under the conditions mentioned in Article R. 4461-1, the employer shall keep the original of the safet…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tariffs

Article 1001

…lting from fire in the context of an industrial, commercial, craft or agricultural activity:A 7%;2° bis (Repealed);2° ter (Repealed);3°A 19% for insurance against maritime or river navigation risks of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 sexies

…ion with its own tax system.Decisions are taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis and relate to the entire share due to each municipality or public establishment for inter-munici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1-1

Persons admitted for psychiatric care without consent in the form of full hospitalisation, in application of Chapters II and III of Title I of this Book, may be taken in charge and transported to a he…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Insufficient declaration

Article 1729-0 A

…1649 AB.The amount of this increase may not be less than the amount of the fine provided for in IV bis of article 1736.II. - The application of the increase provided for in I excludes that of the inc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16-1

The voting rights and dividend rights of shares or share denominations issued in breach of this sub-section are suspended until the situation is rectified. Any vote cast or dividend paid during the su…

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