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Showing 871880 of 60102 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-1-2023 n° 21-13.966 FS-B

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 bis U

The remuneration paid by the industrial technical centres mentioned in article L. 521-1 of the research code is exempt from payroll tax.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-21

Performing or having performed a clinical investigation in breach of Articles 63 to 66 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and Article L. 1121-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-21

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of article D. 3141-20, the competent holiday fund for companies not established in France mentioned in article D. 3141-14 is that of the place where the service is…

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

Article 302 bis R

A decree sets out the conditions for application of

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

Article 302 bis MB

I. - A tax is payable by farmers in respect of their agricultural activities, excluding those placed under the flat-rate agricultural reimbursement scheme mentioned in articles 298 quater and 298 quin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 ter B

I. - Organisations that receive interest from sums held in special passbook accounts opened before 1 January 2009, under conditions defined by decree, by the mutual credit banks that are members of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-21

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1126-20 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion

Article R6523-21

The Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance shall set up a bureau comprising :1° Three representatives of the State, including the Regional Prefect, the Academic Regional R…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-21

The procedure provided for in article L. 752-4 is applicable to any planning permission application relating to a project for the creation or extension of a building in a commune with a population of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345-0 bis

The fines, penalties and forfeitures in value provided for by the codes, laws and regulations that the customs administration is responsible for enforcing when they are handed down by a court are reco…

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