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Showing 631640 of 34284 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 9-6-2022 n° 20-21.277 F-B

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 General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 B ter

I. - Taxpayers whose income does not exceed the amount stipulated in II of article 1417, a rebate equal to the fraction of the contribution exceeding 50% of the total amount of their income defined in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-20

For the application of the third paragraph of II of article 79-IV of the local civil code applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, a creditor's objection to the merger or dem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-20

Articles R. 622-9 and R. 622-13 to R. 622-20 are applicable to receivership proceedings, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 262-00 bis

I.-The following are exempt from value-added tax: 1° The supply of goods and services carried out within the framework of diplomatic and consular relations, within the limits, where applicable, of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies B

…retirement schemes for local elected representatives set up before the entry into force of the loi n° 92-108 du 3 février 1992 relative aux conditions d'exercice des mandats locaux sont imposables à…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-20

Where the information relating to the right of withdrawal has not been provided to the consumer under the conditions set out in 7° of Article L. 221-5, the withdrawal period is extended by twelve mont…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Capping of the territorial economic contribution

Article 1647 B sexies

I. - At the request of the taxpayer made within the legal period for lodging a claim provided for the business property tax, the territorial economic contribution of each business is capped according…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 792-0 bis

…ty, rights and capitalised income placed in a trust whose settlor died on the date on which the loi n° 2011-900 du 29 juillet 2011 de finances rectificative pour 2011 et à raison de ceux qui sont impo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis AE

I. - Filing with the agency mentioned in article L. 5311-1 of the Public Health Code of each:1° Application for registration referred to in articles L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14 of the same code, of each…

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