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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Provisions common to turnover tax and industrial and commercial profits

Article 302 septies A ter A

…merchant status that are controlled by a company that prepares accounts pursuant to Article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, legal entities subject to the regime defined in Article 302 septie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Provisions common to turnover tax and industrial and commercial profits

Article 302 septies A ter B

…f persons who carry out an occult activity within the meaning of the second paragraph of article L. 169 of the Book of Tax Procedures.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Members of the joint regional interprofessional committee

Article L2412-16

The fixed-term employment contract of an employee who is a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee referred to in Article L. 23-111-1 may only be terminated before its term due to seriou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-16

The commission's decision may be referred to the Court of Cassation for breach of the law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rescission of the sale on the ground of lesion.

Article 1675

To determine whether there is lesion of more than seven twelfths, the property must be valued according to its condition and value at the time of the sale. In the case of a unilateral promise to sell,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rescission of the sale on the ground of lesion.

Article 1674

If the seller has been harmed by more than seven twelfths in the price of an immovable, he has the right to apply for rescission of the sale, even if he had expressly waived the right to apply for suc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

…conditions under which laws no. 73-1229 of 31 December 1973, no. 75-678 of 29 July 1975 and no. 77-616 of 16 June 1977 relating to property tax, council tax and business tax will apply in the overseas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640

…sexies and I septies of article 1466 A as well as of articles 1466 D, 1466 E, 1466 F, 1478 bis and 1647-00 bis and that these provisions are being applied or are applicable for the first time in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Local Direct Tax Commission

Article 1650

1. In each commune, a communal direct tax commission is set up with seven members, namely: the mayor or the deputy mayor, chairman, and six commissioners.In communes with more than 2,000 inhabitants,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601

…for the benefit of CMA France and the chambers of trade mentioned in article 1 of law no. 48-977 of 16 June 1948 relating to the tax for chamber of trade fees applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin…

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