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Showing 651660 of 60102 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-1-2023 n° 21-13.966 FS-B

French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 quater-0 B ter

1. When the tax authorities are informed, as part of the fight against undeclared lucrative activities that undermine public order and public security and under the conditions set out in articles L. 8…

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

Article 214

…is held by another cooperative production company under the conditions set out in article 25 of law n° 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production; The 2° is however ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Ministerial exemptions

Article R3132-21-1

I.-The international tourist zones provided for in article L. 3132-24 are defined by an order of the ministers responsible for labour, tourism and trade. II.-For the application of the provisions of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 bis Q

I. - The remuneration mentioned in 1 of I of article 155 B paid to persons whose employment in France began on or after 6 July 2016 are exempt from payroll tax for the amount resulting from the applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article R2512-21-1

For the application in Paris of chapter V "External fire defence" of title II of book II of part two: 1° The words: "mayor" or "president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-21

The provisions of article L. 225-69-1, relating to the proportion of members of the supervisory board of each sex, are applicable without threshold conditions to companies whose shares are admitted to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HI

…may not benefit from the scheme provided for venture capital companies by l'article 1er-1 de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985, portant diverses dispositions d'ordre économique et financier, ni du r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis P

The fee referred to in article 302 bis N is established and recovered according to the same rules, under the same guarantees, privileges and penalties as for value added tax.

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

Article 239 quater B

…interest groupings formed and operating under the conditions provided for in Chapter II of the loi n° 2011-525 du 17 mai 2011 de simplification et d'amélioration de la qualité du droit do not fall wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-21-1

Where the court considers that the sale of all or part of the business is conceivable, it shall appoint an administrator, if one has not already been appointed, to take all necessary steps to prepare…

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