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Showing 17111720 of 35642 articles for Art. CE 16-3-2016 n° 385771

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater A

In the event that the taxpayer ceases trading, the amount of the tax provided for in article 299 due in respect of the year in which the activity ceases is established immediately. It is declared, pai…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater B

…rovided for in article 302 septies A not allowed to file its returns by calendar quarter in accordance with the last paragraph of 2 of Article 287 may choose to declare and pay the tax for all the tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 quater A

…n Article 1679 quinquies, or, at the taxpayer's request, by means of monthly levies made in accordance with Article 1680 A.B. From January to October, each levy is equal to one-tenth of the amount of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1691 bis A

Establishments that guarantee completion of the construction are jointly and severally liable for payment of the development tax provided for in Article 1635 quater A with the taxpayer(s) mentioned in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 16

Where there is an urgent need to safeguard the estate, the mayor is required to provisionally affix the seals, subject to reporting without delay to the judicial court.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Categories of incidents, terms and conditions for reporting significant or serious information systems security incidents

Article D1111-16-2

…re the continuity of healthcare provision ;2° Helping health establishments, organisations and services involved in preventive, diagnostic or care activities to take any useful measures to prevent the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control of sociétés anonymes.

Article D225-164-1

…relating to the appointment of a statutory auditor are those defined in article D. 221-5. The balance sheet total and the amount of turnover excluding tax are determined in accordance with the fifth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-160-2

…cates the valuation methods adopted to determine the minimum and maximum value of the repurchase price of these shares and the reasons why they have been retained.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-166-1

…ot impose a minimum share capital on the company due to its corporate form, to 1% of the total balance sheet of this company, recorded at the last financial year-end; b) Otherwise, to the higher of 1%…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article D233-16-1

I. - The threshold provided for in I of article L. 233-28-1 is that set out in I of article D. 232-8-1. II. - The threshold provided for in II of article L. 233-28-2 is that set out in II of article D…

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