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Showing 25012510 of 64245 articles for Art. II-1° bis

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Secondment of more than twelve months

Article R1262-18-1

For the application of the last paragraph of II of article L. 1262-4, the employer shall complete, for each seconded employee concerned, the secondment declaration provided for in I of article L. 1262…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1407

…may, by means of a general decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt:1° (repealed);2° Premises classified as furnished tourist accommodation under the condit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16-1

By way of derogation from the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 123-12, micro-businesses, with the exception of those whose business consists of managing equity interests and securities,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions recognising a state of natural disaster

Article D125-1-1

The rules governing the right to communication of administrative documents on which decisions are based to recognise or not to recognise a municipality as being in a state of natural disaster are laid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: One-off assistance for apprentice employers

Article L6243-1-1

For the application of Article L. 6243-1, the number of employees is determined in accordance with the procedures set out in I of Article L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code.

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

Article L2224-11-1

The investment section of the municipal budget may be voted with a surplus in order to allow for work to extend or improve services planned by the municipal council as part of a multi-year programme.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-17-1

The refusal of the sentenced person expressed after the information provided for in article D. 147-17 is recorded by the prison integration and probation service, which informs the sentence enforcemen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 170

…for taxation pursuant to article 150-0 B ter and the amount of capital gains exempt pursuant to 1° bis of the II of article 150 U, as well as the elements required to calculate the reference tax inco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 quinquies

…mean the total amount of profits, whether taxable or exempt, after deduction of corporation tax.1. bis (Provisions not applicable).2. However, the company may request that the withholding tax payable…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-1

Conventional subrogation occurs on the creditor's initiative where the creditor, receiving his payment from a third party, subrogates that third party in his rights against the debtor.This subrogation…

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