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Showing 101110 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – C-381/98 – 9 Nov. 2000

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 C

…of property; 3° For the mention of the summons and the denunciations provided for in Article R. 322-9 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures; 4° For the act noting the refusal to publish a summon…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-17 c (art. A322-91)

Exploration conditions for nitrox diving in the natural environmentSPACESSUPERVISED DIVINGSCUBA DIVINGMinimum skillsof supervised diversMaximum numberof the group(not including the person supervisingt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 C

…e 42 septies are applicable to the start-up grant for young farmers provided for in articles D. 343-9 to D. 343-12 of the rural and maritime fishing code when it is allocated to the creation or acquis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 C

…ed on the transfer of receivables or as remuneration for the management of transferred receivables; 9° Banking transactions relating to the financing of exports, deliveries exempt under I of article 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 C

…gional business tax rates applicable on the territory of the commune for the taxes in respect of 2009, determined, where applicable, under the conditions provided for in 7;c) Where applicable, the rat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…temporary rental or allocation to disadvantaged persons referred to in article 1 of amended law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing, are improved with financial assist…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 C

…e services takes place in France:1° The supply of services other than those mentioned in articles 259 A, with the exception of those mentioned in c of 1° and 259 D when they are supplied to persons wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 C

…on electricity production installations using mechanical wind energy at sea mentioned in article 1519 B, for the part relating to installations located in inland waters or the territorial sea, is allo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 C

…gs for collective investment in transferable securities referred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C

…re defined as joint stock companies listed on a regulated market in accordance with Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instrume…

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