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Showing 171180 of 61439 articles for Art. R. 3304-22 · C. mon. fin. Art. L. 224-4

French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Taxable transactions and persons

Article 1635 quater C

The person liable for the development tax is the person who is the beneficiary of the authorisation mentioned in article 1635 quater B on the date on which it is due or, in the event of construction w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Approved management centres

Article 1649 quater C

Management centres, the purpose of which is to provide industrialists, traders, craftsmen and farmers with assistance in management matters and to provide them with an analysis of economic, accounting…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 bis C

Individuals, associations and non-trading companies domiciled or established in France are required to declare, at the same time as their income tax or profit tax return, the references of the digital…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Infringements relating to other documents

Article 1729 C ter

…fine applied to a single intermediary or taxpayer concerned may not exceed €100,000 per calendar year.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Seaports (R).

Article R1614-22

The president of the regional council, the president of the departmental council, the mayor and the president of the deliberative body of a group of local authorities, each insofar as they are concern…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-22

…vironmental council and the council for culture, education and the environment, pursuant to article R. 4433-7. The second payment is made after the development plan has been adopted by the regional co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-22

The national commission, mentioned in articles L. 1424-22 and L. 1424-23, is set up by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsible for Overseas France. It comprises: a) A…

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

Article R2334-22

…on establishment or signatory of the agreement provided for in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 2334-33 or in the second sentence of the first paragraph of C of article L. 2334-42 when these de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-22

…ned unless the holder expressly decides otherwise, in application of the third paragraph of article L. 224-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-22

The town council may, during each meeting, set up committees responsible for studying questions submitted to the council either by the administration or on the initiative of one of its members.The com…

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