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Showing 15811590 of 1876 articles for Art. s. 202 ter

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for formalities, requests and procedures

Article A444-43

…per 100 sheets 21.28 € 153 Application to the court clerk's office for attachment of earnings or intervention 29.79 € 154 Notification to the employer of a writ of attachment of earnings when the mai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Public buy-out offers and squeeze-out

Article L433-4

…e-out procedures in the following cases:1° When the majority shareholder(s) of a company whose registered office is in France and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or whose sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 4-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 462-1)

Article Annexe 4-3

…ncial penalties or periodic penalty payments ☐ Legal entity 1. Name (*): 2. Legal form (*): 3. Register name and registration number (if applicable/known): >. 4. Number and route (*): 5. Postcode and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 6

…expenditure 611. Direct assistance 6111. Legal aid 1. Where applicable (1), decision specifying the terms and conditions of payment (2) . 2. Where applicable (3), agreement signed with the department…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5 : Taxpayers with professional income in different categories

Article 155

…tural profits or profits from non-commercial professions, these results are taken into account to determine the industrial and commercial profits to be included in the income tax base.2. When a holder…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Assessment of tax

Article 221

…ting in the creation of a new legal entity, contribution to a company, merger, transfer of the registered office or an establishment to a foreign State other than a Member State of the European Union…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 283

…lied by a taxable person who is not established in France, the tax must be paid by the customer.2 bis. For intra-Community acquisitions of taxable goods referred to in Article 258 C, the tax must be p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 C

…a fonds d'investissement de proximité has not complied, within the time limits set out in VI to VI ter of article 199 terdecies-0 A when their unitholders benefit from the income tax reduction provid…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76

…owing periods: Poplar plantations: 10 years; Softwoods: 20 years; Hardwoods and other woods: 30 years. b bis From 1 January of the year following the promulgation of the loi n° 2001-602 du 9 juillet 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

…seases and Nosocomial Infections) is a public administrative body under the supervision of the Minister for Health. It is responsible for providing compensation on the basis of national solidarity, un…

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