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Showing 79517960 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1411 bis

…seasonal agricultural employees under the conditions provided for by Article L. 716-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as accommodation for apprentices, whose status is governed by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4421-4

The Corsican sites council exercises in Corsica the powers devolved to the regional heritage and architecture commission provided for in article L. 611-2 of the heritage code, to the specialised commi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-9

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros for the legal representative of a group referred to in article L. 5143-6 : 1° Purchasing, holding or supplying veterin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article R123-323

For the application of this section in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, the powers devolved to the presidents and staff of the regional chambers of trades and crafts are exercised…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-108

…ndividual by virtue of road permissions or by all the works constituting a direct line within the meaning of the décret n° 2001-366 du 26 avril 2001 susvisé, établie en vertu de permissions de voirie,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Capping of certain fees

Article A444-175

…plication of article R. 444-9, the notary shall calculate the sum of the fees set by sub-sections 1 and 2 of this section, relating respectively to the deed of transfer of immovable property and the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2 - Receipt and processing of requests for implementation of the individual right to training

Article R1621-8

…itments entered into by the holders of individual training rights for local elected representatives and the training bodies mentioned in article L. 1221-3 of this code or article L. 6351-1 of the Labo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-3

…tomer of one of the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 is a legal person that is neither a company nor a collective investment scheme, "beneficial owner" within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 56…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-26

I. - Pursuant to article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 referred to in II of article R. 613-25, the judicial representative shall notify known creditors that they are required to declare…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI ter: Taxation of certain public limited companies, simplified joint stock companies and limited liability companies. Opting for the partnership system

Article 239 bis AB

I.-Public limited companies (sociétés anonymes), simplified joint stock companies (sociétés par actions simplifiées) and limited liability companies (sociétés à responsabilité limitée), the securities…

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