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Showing 241250 of 69677 articles for Art. s. 1845 to 1870-1 · decree 78-704 of 3 July 1978 · C. civ. Art. 1105

French General Tax CodeIn force
VIIa: Sociétés de libre partenariat

Article 1655 sexies A

For the taxation of their profits and those of their members, the sociétés de libre partenariat mentioned in article L. 214-154 of the Monetary and Financial Code are treated in the same way as a prof…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 C

…ted from the corporation tax payable by the company under the conditions set out in Article 199 ter C.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 258 C

I. - The place of an intra-Community acquisition of tangible movable property is deemed to be in France if the goods are in France at the time of arrival of the shipment or transport to the purchaser.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Overall result

Article 223 C

The overall profit is taxed in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph of paragraph I of Article 219. The overall net profit obtained pursuant to article 223 H, when the option…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 septies

Value added tax is levied at the rate of 10%:1° (Repealed);2° (Repealed);3° On occasional deliveries of works of art by persons who have used them for the needs of their businesses and for whom they h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-78

The receipt or closure of a guardianship account, by separate deed (number 34 in table 5) gives rise, provided that the deed does not contain an agreement entitling the parties to proportional fees, t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: The adversarial procedure prior to decision-making

Article 67 C

Where the adversarial exchange takes place orally, the taxpayer is informed that he may request to benefit from the written communication provided for in Article 67 D. The date, time and content of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Significant event

Article R4451-78

The Authority referred to in Article R. 4451-77 centralises and verifies the information relating to the significant events reported. It communicates this information to the labour inspection officer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-78

The provisions of article L. 214-24-40 are applicable to real estate investment funds.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-78

…a rescue plan and the following rescue equipment available at the launch or immersion site:-A means of communication to alert the emergency services. A VHF is necessary when the dive takes place at se…

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