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Showing 901910 of 2511 articles for Art. 279-0 bis

French General Tax CodeIn force
G: Special rates

Article 281 quater

…et sales taxed at the reduced rate of 5.5% under the conditions set out in 2° of F of article 278-0 bis.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Partial deductibility of the general social contribution

Article 154 quinquies

…f which the contribution was paid. The contribution due on the benefit mentioned in I of article 80 bis as well as on the benefit mentioned in I of article 80 quaterdecies when the latter is subject t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° ter : Lump-sum payments of compensatory allowance

Article 1133 ter

Subject to the application of the taxation provided for in article 1020 of this code, capital payments made pursuant to article 274, the second paragraph of article 276 and the articles, 278 and 279-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…exempted from tax by virtue of articles 125-0 A, 155 B, 157 and 163 quinquies B to 163 quinquies C bis, income from capitalisation bonds or contracts or investments of the same type mentioned in 6° o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0Ic: Levy on assets, rights and income placed in a trust

Article 990 J

I. - Natural persons constituting or benefiting from a trust defined in Article 792-0 bis are subject to a levy set at the highest rate mentioned in 1 of Article 977.II. - Where their administrator is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80-10

The amount of the fees and commissions mentioned in the second paragraph of VII of article 885-0 V bis of the General Tax Code charged in respect of the same payment mentioned in 1 to 3 of I or 1 of I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-10-1

…ment pursuant to Article L. 526-7 and benefiting from the schemes provided for in articles 50-0, 64 bis and 102 ter du code général des impôts tiennent:1° Un livre des recettes et, lorsque la nature d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-83

A group of beginners may dive in the 0 to 6 metre range. During technical training leading to the PE-12 or PE-20 qualification, the group may dive in the 0 to 12 metre zone or in the 0 to 20 metre zon…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
a) Delivery of shipments

Article R154

In the event of the accused being transferred either to another investigating court or to another Assize Court, if they have already received a copy of the documents prescribed in Article 279, they ma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

Conditions for teaching air diving in the natural environmentSURVEY AREASMINIMUM DIVER SKILLSSKILLSminimum of the person supervising the groupMAXIMUM NUMBERof the group(not including the person superv…

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