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Showing 19912000 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-24-10

…ticle L. 464-8-2 shall be lodged by means of a written declaration in triplicate lodged against a receipt at the registry of the Paris Court of Appeal containing, on pain of nullity: 1° If the applica…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-24-1

…benefiting from the transfer of all national roads. At the end of the consultation, which may not exceed nine months from the entry into force of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 on local freedoms a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater Y

…ompany are passed back to the lessee company in the form of a reduction in the rent and the sale price of the property. 2. The tax reduction does not apply to investments relating to: 1° The acquisiti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Organs, tissues and cells removed for autologous therapeutic purposes

Article R1211-22-1

…rred to in the first paragraph of article R. 1211-12 are taken for autologous administration and concern elements or products of the human body intended to be prepared or preserved, tests to detect in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater F

…of their actual profits may benefit from a tax credit equal to 50% of expenditure intended to finance the creation and operation of establishments mentioned in the first two paragraphs of Article L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-24-1

When the application for authorisation concerns the organisation of a motorised sports event or competition taking place on land or courses permanently closed to public traffic and not subject to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-22

The provisions of Article R. 225-73 are applicable when the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Work involving exposure to radiation

Article R4153-22-1

…electromagnetic fields for which the results of the risk assessment highlight the possibility of exceeding the exposure limit values defined in article R. 4453-3.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 Z septies

…> 3° Des taxes spéciales d'équipement d'Île-de-France 3° Speci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater B

…expenditure less than or equal to €100 million and 5% for the portion of research expenditure in excess of this amount. The first of these two rates is increased to 50% for research expenditure incur…

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