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Showing 110 of 4475 articles for Art. CA Paris – 22 Sept. 1999

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the principal.

Article 1999

…alaries when they have been promised. If there is no fault attributable to the agent, the principal cannot dispense with making these reimbursements and payments, even if the business would not have b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
13° : Tax credit for expenditure on publishing musical works

Article 220 septdecies

…he expenses mentioned in III of this article incurred with a view to supporting the creation of musical works, controlling and administering published musical works, ensuring the publication, exploita…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 CA

…year following that in which it was exercised. It is renewed by tacit agreement, for periods of two calendar years, unless notice of termination is given before the expiry of each period.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 Z septies

…ntities, including legal entities exempt from corporation tax by virtue of a legal provision, whose capital is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by persons liable to corporation tax; > 4° Public a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 septies

…he model provided by the administration showing, for each type of item, the information required to calculate the taxable income from the subsequent disposal of the items in question. A decree will sp…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 septdecies

Customs and excise officials and the other persons mentioned in Article L. 5112-1-22 of the Transport Code may disclose to each other, either spontaneously or on request, all documents and information…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 septvicies

…itions:a) To housing that the taxpayer has built and which is the subject of a building permit application filed between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2012;b) To housing that the taxpayer acquires be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 septies

I.-Capital gains realised on exchanges of agricultural land, carried out as part of a rural land development scheme within the meaning of article L. 121-1 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 42 septies

1. Capital grants awarded to a company by the European Union or the bodies set up by its institutions, the State, local authorities or any public body for the creation or acquisition of specific fixed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…ones defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning of Article 34 are exempt fr…

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