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Showing 6170 of 26972 articles for Art. CE 16-4-2012 n° 323592

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-4

…arried out for each of the establishments operated. The prefect will issue a new authorisation if necessary.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R752-44-16

…der the provisions of article L. 752-1-1, the prefect has a period of two months from the date of receipt of the publications referred to in article R. 752-44-14 to contest the benefit of the provisio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Members of the joint regional interprofessional committee

Article L2412-16

…L. 23-111-1 may only be terminated before its term due to serious misconduct or unfitness for work certified by the occupational physician, or on expiry of the term when the employer does not intend…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-16

The commission's decision may be referred to the Court of Cassation for breach of the law.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-4 (art. A212-188)

Aptitude test I. - Technical test The technical test, a performance test which validates technical aptitude, is designed to check the candidate's ability to ride safely at a sustained speed over a cer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

…mentioned in article 157 shall, each time they are appointed, take the oath provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires before the examining magistrate or the ma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Withholding tax on income from shares and similar income, where the beneficiaries do not have their real domicile or registered office in France, and on interest and bond income

Article 1672

…d for in 2 of article 119 bis is declared and paid to the Treasury by the person established in France who ensures payment of the income.3. When the person mentioned in 2 ensures the payment of income…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Withholding tax on income from shares and similar income, where the beneficiaries do not have their real domicile or registered office in France, and on interest and bond income

Article 1673

La retenue à la source afférente aux revenus de capitaux mobiliers entrant dans les prévisions des articles 118, 119 et 1678 bis, and referred to in 1 of the articles 119 bis and 1672 is declared and…

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

Article 1600

…added tax (cotisation sur la valeur ajoutée des entreprises). It is collected on behalf of CCI France and divided between the regional chambers of commerce and industry, under the conditions set out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601

An additional tax on business property tax is levied for the benefit of CMA France and the chambers of trade mentioned in article 1 of law no. 48-977 of 16 June 1948 relating to the tax for chamber of…

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