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Showing 10311040 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-16

…II of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° and 2° of Article 175 and Articles 178 to 185,204 to 208 and 220 to 228.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article D821-16

…cal arrangements for the operation of the National Consumer Council shall be set out in rules of procedure adopted by the Minister responsible for consumer affairs on the advice of the Council.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R822-16

The establishment's resources include:1° Proceeds from its commercial operations, in particular the sale of its publications;2° Resources from its training activities;3° Subsidies or contributions all…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX nonies: Special taxes levied in favour of the Société du Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest

Article 1609 H

…e benefit of the local public body Société Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest created in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 2022-307 of 2 March 2022 relating to the Société du Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest, to finance the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XI: Taxes levied for the benefit of associations of communes and mixed associations

Article 1609 quater

…ités territoriales, to levy the taxes mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article 1379 of this code in place of all or part of the contribution of the associated communes. The distribution of these charges…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600 A

…the amount of their turnover. This rate is equal to 0.044% of turnover for taxpayers providing services and 0.015% for those selling goods, objects, food to be taken away or consumed on the premises o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0VII bis: Special equipment taxes levied for the benefit of public establishments. Exemption for certain agricultural land

Article 1607 A

…th, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and not exempt pursuant to articles 1395 to 1395 B are exempt from the special equipment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

A levy is introduced for sports betting based on the gross gaming revenue, made up of the difference between the sums wagered by players and the sums paid out or to be paid out to winners. The sums wa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Supplementary apprenticeship contribution

Article 1609 quinvicies

I. - An additional apprenticeship contribution is instituted.This contribution is payable by companies with at least two hundred and fifty employees that are liable for the apprenticeship tax pursuant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 duotricies

…aux articles 1609 novovicies et 1609 tricies are collected and controlled according to the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities and privileges as turnover taxes.…

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