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Showing 58715880 of 17089 articles for Art. US–France Estate & Gift Tax Protocol

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Property in relation to those who own it

Article 539

The property of persons who die without heirs or whose estates are abandoned belongs to the State.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Operation and control.

Article R522-16

…tion (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down certain provisions for its implementation, and the tax warehouse arrangements provided for by the General Tax Code.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

…ned by adding together the following amounts:1° The fraction of the net proceeds of the value added tax provided for in C of V of Article 16 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 202…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10

…companies in accordance with the same rules and subject to the same guarantees and penalties as the tax on insurance contracts provided for in article 991 of the General Tax Code. It is collected annu…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 undecies

I.-The general tax on polluting activities is declared and settled by the taxpayers in accordance with the following procedures:1° For taxpayers liable for value added tax subject to the normal actual…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-24

The account may be used by jobseekers looking for work in a European Union Member State other than France if they are not registered with the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1, subject to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Vigilance

Article R1125-25

…s. The investigator notifies the sponsor of adverse events and abnormal test results defined in the protocol as relevant to the evaluation of the safety of the donor, the person undergoing medically a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-1-1

…res mentioned in articles R. 4342-2 and R. 4342-4 to R. 4342-7, in application of an organisational protocol drawn up in advance, dated and signed by one or more ophthalmologists practising in these s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care of prisoners

Article R6431-82

The protocol referred to in Article R. 6431-77 defines in particular, in compliance with the regulations to which the prison is subject: - the conditions under which the staff of the health agency sys…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Economic weighting studies

Article R713-66

…local or departmental chamber of commerce and industry:1° The number of nationals;2° The sum of the tax bases for the business property tax due by its nationals;3° The number of employees they employ.…

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