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Showing 4150 of 10563 articles for Art. CE 27-9-2006 n° 285279

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B nonies

…mmunes representing two-thirds of the population, to totally or partially maintain the rate differences existing in 1979 between the grouped communes for the council tax on secondary residences and ot…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 nonies A

…ided for in article 1727, deducted from the date on which these taxes should have been paid.As an exception to the above provisions, the minister responsible for the budget is authorised to limit the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater N

…7 of Article 158, professionals or organisations which do not have a permanent establishment in France but which are established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Electrical installations

Article R4722-27

…all forward the report drawn up by the body to the Labour Inspection inspector within ten days of receiving it.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-270

…y provisions to the contrary. However, the implementation of this decision is subject to the existence of a collective company agreement concluded with one or more representative employee trade union…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-27

The criminal court, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order, in accordance with the terms of article 484-1, the seizure of property when an appeal is lodged against the decision authorising…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279

Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 10% in respect of:a. Services relating to:The supply of accommodation in accommodation establishments; this rate applies to furnished rentals under the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-27

Subject to the suspension of the time limit resulting from the notice given to the competent authority of the sentencing State pursuant to article 764-23, the sentence enforcement judge shall rule by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Driving self-propelled mobile work equipment and lifting work equipment

Article D4153-27

I. - It is prohibited to assign young people to drive self-propelled mobile work equipment and work equipment used for lifting. II. - The prohibition mentioned in I may be waived under the conditions…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L314-27

…ction envisaged or in progress; the creditor shall ensure that the borrower is able to take cognisance of this information and documents on the durable medium envisaged. After this verification, the c…

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