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Showing 191200 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Overseas departments

Article 1043 B

In the Department of Mayotte, from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2025, the following are exempt from registration duty or land registration tax when they are carried out for the benefit of irregula…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Overseas departments

Article 1043 A

In the department of Guiana, the rates of stamp duty provided for in this code are reduced by half. The same reduction shall apply to the rates of registration duties and land registration tax, except…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10°: Autonomous ports

Article 1044 A

The handover of goods to autonomous seaports, defined in

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the certificate of French nationality

Article 1045-1

The application for a certificate of French nationality is delivered or sent to the clerk's office of the judicial court or the local court chamber using a form. It shall be accompanied by documents m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the certificate of French nationality

Article 1045-2

A challenge to the refusal to issue a certificate of French nationality is made by petition delivered or addressed to the clerk of the judicial court. The applicant is required to constitute a lawyer.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Administrative rectification and cancellation

Article 1046-1

The Public Prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction shall give instructions to the custodians of the registers of the erroneous or annulled document, as well as to those holding the other documents af…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-104

Without prejudice to the cases provided for in articles L. 1243-1 and L. 1243-2, the employment contract relating to adult relay activities may be terminated, at the end of each of the annual periods…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 1: Filing of instruments of incorporation.

Article R123-104

…party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area concerned by the last paragraph of Article R. 123-54 shall be filed at the latest at the same time as the application for registration or, where a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-104

…the net sales figure are determined in accordance with the fifth and sixth paragraphs of Article D. 123-200. The balance sheet total and net sales are determined in accordance with the fifth and sixth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-104

The capitalisation of interest can take the sums credited to a Livret de développement durable et solidaire above this limit.

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