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Showing 110 of 4768 articles for Art. 15 févr. 2012

French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2012

The trust is established by law or by contract. It must be express.If the property, rights or securities transferred to the trust patrimony depend on the community existing between the spouses or on a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Trade union representatives

Article L2412-15

The fixed-term employment contract of a trade union representative may only be terminated before the end of its term, due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physician, or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 153

…ar by force of law. A witness who fails to appear is liable to the fine provided for in Article 434-15-1 of the Penal Code. The obligation to take an oath and give evidence is not applicable to person…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-15

…any observations known. However, decisions relating to the matters listed at 7°, 10°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article D. 112-14 become enforceable one month after their receipt by the ministers responsib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Tax on commercial wasteland

Article 1530

…for property assessed pursuant to article 1498, with the exception of those referred to in article 1500, which are no longer assigned to an activity falling within the scope of the business property…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…8 of the Insurance Code, in IV of article L. 221-19 du code de la mutualité or IV of article L. 931-15-1 of the Social Security Code, or made in bonds redeemable in shares when these bonds are not adm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…with a calorific value less than 13 MJ/kg;- €80.30 per 100,000 cubic metres extracted at 1 bar and 15° C for carbon dioxide ;- €359.10 per thousand net tonnes delivered for bituminous or asphaltic li…

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

Article 155

…f a fixed asset or for the determination of the results mentioned in I.2. Subject to VII of article 151 septies, in the event of the sale of a fixed asset, articles 39 duodecies to 39 novodecies are a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Local mining tax

Article 1519

…with a calorific value less than 13 MJ/kg;- €393.10 per 100,000 cubic metres extracted at 1 bar and 15°C for carbon dioxide ;- €1,804.30 per thousand net tonnes delivered for bituminous or asphaltic l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

…ed when the activity is not carried out on a professional basis within the meaning of IV of article 155. These deficits are deducted exclusively from income from such an activity during those of the f…

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