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Showing 191200 of 69438 articles for Art. s. L 242-8 and L 244-1 · Art. L 242-6

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0I bis: Reduction in direct local tax bases

Article 1635 sexies

I. - La Poste is subject, at the place of its main establishment, to direct local taxes levied for the benefit of local authorities and various establishments and bodies in accordance with the rules l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-8

The rights registered in the time savings account may be paid into the collective retirement savings plan or contribute to the financing of retirement benefits which are of a collective and compulsory…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-8-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1242-8, the total duration of the fixed-term employment contract may not exceed eighteen mont…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The network

Article L512-86-1

In order to guarantee the liquidity and solvency of the savings bank network, the central body of the savings banks and banques populaires referred to in Article L. 512-106 has at its disposal the com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11: Business value added tax

Article 1679 septies

Companies whose business value added contribution for the year preceding the year of taxation exceeds €1,500 must pay:- no later than 15 June of the year of taxation, a first instalment equal to 50% o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duties - Land registration tax

Article 1599 sexies

There is levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region an additional tax on the registration duties or land registration tax payable on transfers for valuable consideration, other than those ment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-8

Prior to the vote on the first budgetary deliberation following its renewal, the metropolitan council shall draw up its budgetary and financial regulations.The metropolitan authority's budgetary and f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXI : Family tax credit

Article 244 quater F

I. - 1. Companies taxed on the basis of their actual profits may benefit from a tax credit equal to 50% of expenditure intended to finance the creation and operation of establishments mentioned in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-84-1

For the application of Articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the compensation payable by the employer does not take…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 sexies

The Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation may, where circumstances justify, and subject to the provisions relating to value added tax, allow temporary admission accounts to be regularised:…

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