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Showing 501510 of 17413 articles for Art. n° 16-23.120 et n° 16-10.583

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIb: Cotisation foncière des entreprises: minimum levy

Article 1647 D

…location of their main establishment; this tax is established from a base, the amount of which is set by the municipal council according to the following scale:AMOUNT OF TURNOVER or revenue (in euros…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

…a company or when the total value of the said corporate rights, securities, securities or rights, determined under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of 2, exceeds €800,000 on that sa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 C

…ration with its own tax system, the reference communal rate is the sum :a) The communal relay rate determined in accordance with the first paragraph of I of Article 1640 B;b) The departmental and regi…

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

Article L123-16

…of their profit and loss account.Small companies within the meaning of this article are traders, whether natural persons or legal entities, for which, in respect of the last closed accounting period…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-16

Subject to the share valuation procedure provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 125-17, any member of a collective shop may refer any decision taken pursuant to articles L. 125-12, L. 125-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Registration and deregistration formalities.

Article L143-16

…d creditors are subject to formalities, the terms of which are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-16

…okers who have applied for or obtained their registration on a list, with regard to the conditions set out in article L. 131-15, must be brought to the attention of the Public Prosecutor without delay…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-16

If the objection has been made without title and without cause or is null and void in form and if there are no proceedings instituted in the main proceedings, the seller may appeal to the president of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-16

…e third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 134-11, and of article L. 134-15 or derogating, to the detriment of the commercial agent, from the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 134-9, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-16

…uation, the value of the corporate rights to be reimbursed to the partner who loses that status is determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 1843-4 of the Civil Code. Any clause contrary…

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