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Showing 13211330 of 4006 articles for Art. 1649 bis C

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 K

The taxpayer may spontaneously declare an amount of advance payment in respect of the year of commencement of receipt of income falling within a category of profits or income mentioned in article 204…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L542-6

When the right to remain in the country has ended in application of b, c or d of 1° of article L. 542-2, the foreign national may request suspension of enforcement of the removal decision.This request…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-6

Where the unit of account is a unit or share in an undertaking for collective investment, its main characteristics are as follows:1° Brief description: the name of the undertaking, its legal form and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS

Article R1211-4

The representatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status are elected by the college of presidents of public establishments of inter-municipal cooperati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 201

1. In the event of the transfer or cessation, in whole or in part, of an industrial, commercial, craft, mining or agricultural business, the income tax due in respect of the profits made in that busin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 ter

I. - In the départements of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion and unless otherwise decided by the communes or groupings with their own tax system, under the conditions set out…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D32-2

The notification provided for in Article 100-8 shall be made using the form set out in Annex C to Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014 on the European Investigation Order in criminal matters.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-6

The report on the identification of list C materials and products containing asbestos provided for in article R. 1334-22 is sent to any natural or legal person required to organise or carry out demoli…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Funeral vehicles (R)

Article D2223-111

The burial compartment has isothermal insulation such that the overall coefficient of heat transmission is no more than 0.7 watts per square metre per degree Kelvin. For an ambient temperature of 30°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 I ter

The departmental councils of the overseas departments may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration duty transfers of co-ownership shares in classified hotels, tourist reside…

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