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Showing 17611770 of 58536 articles for Art. II · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 November 1998

French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater D

…tion foncière des entreprises), for premises assessed in accordance with the provisions of article 1499, shall be borne, for half, by the State.For the application of the third paragraph of this artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A

…quies applies to rolling stock used on the national rail network for passenger transport operations.II. - The flat-rate tax is payable each year by the rail transport company that has, for the purpose…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater E

The Ile-de-France region may collect the development tax under the conditions provided for in 2° of I of article 1635 quater A.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisional documents issued while an application submitted via the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15-2

…the examination of an application for first issue of a residence permit provided for in Articles L. 421-22, L. 421-23, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29, L. 422-14, L. 423-1, L. 423-6, L. 423-7, L. 423-11 to L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-15-1

When the regional council is renewed, the deliberation fixing the allowances of its members pursuant to this section shall take place within three months of its installation. Any deliberation of the r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-15

If the liberty and custody judge fails to give a ruling within three months or if the request for rectification or deletion is not granted, the interested party may, within ten days, refer the matter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-15

Requests for reimbursement or compensation are managed by the Agence de services et de paiement, with which the Ministry of Labour has concluded an agreement. The form and documents required for proce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-15-1

Where the appellant is unrepresented, he shall without delay inform the court registry, the parties before the appeal court and the minister responsible for the economy, where he is not a party to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-15

The Court of Appeal shall rule within one month of the appeal. An appeal in cassation may be lodged within one month of notification of the court's ruling.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-15-1

…agraph of Article L. 626-26, a fee, the amount of which is set by order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3, taking into account the cumulative amount of these contributions mentioned in the judgment mo…

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