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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 H

1. A Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires is hereby established.This commission shall be chaired by a member of the Conseil d'Etat appointed by the Vice-Presi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 I

I. - For the determination of industrial and commercial profit and turnover, the taxpayers' representatives, other than the chartered accountant, on the national commission referred to in Article 1651…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 J

For the examination of disputes relating to the deduction of the remuneration referred to in 1° of 1 of Article 39 or the taxation of the remuneration referred to in d of Article 111, the taxpayers' r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Drawing up the plan

Article R4251-16

The president of the regional council shall immediately forward the plan adopted by the regional council to the regional prefect.Within three months of receiving the adopted plan, the regional prefect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-16

The training leading to the state diploma of masseur-physiotherapist, organised in two cycles of four semesters each, lasts four years, i.e. eight semesters. The training programme organises the devel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R7232-16

The declaration by the legal entity or sole trader, referred to in article L. 7232-1-1, is made to the prefect of the département where the legal entity's main establishment is located or where the so…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Indirect taxes

Article 1698 D

The payment of duties, taxes, contributions or levies mentioned in articles 568,1559 and 1613 bis of this code and in article L. 245-7 of the Social Security Code, the total due amount of which exceed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Supplementary apprenticeship contribution

Article 1609 quinvicies

I. - An additional apprenticeship contribution is instituted.This contribution is payable by companies with at least two hundred and fifty employees that are liable for the apprenticeship tax pursuant…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16

The acts of terrorism incriminated by Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code, as well as related offences, shall be prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the rules of this Code subject t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1665 ter

I.-The amount of the specific aid mentioned in 5° of II of article L. 133-5-12 of the Social Security Code, constituting an advance payment of the tax credit provided for in article 199 sexdecies of t…

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