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Showing 23012310 of 33891 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-6-2017 n° 16-24.045

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-8

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Rules relating to life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A134-6

The vehicles referred to in the second paragraph of Article R. 134-6 are those whose synthetic risk indicator, referred to in Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/653 of 8 March 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-6

Professional fire brigade officers up to the rank of captain are appointed by joint order of the prefect and the president of the general council. Officers of a higher rank are appointed by joint orde…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-82

The conditions for air diving are set out in appendices III-16 a and III-16 b.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-8

A notice of the close of the liquidation, signed by the liquidator, is published, at the liquidator's request, in the medium authorised to receive legal announcements that has received the publicity r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 87

Any natural or legal person paying taxable salaries, emoluments, wages or remuneration is required to submit, under the conditions set out in article 87 A, a declaration, the content of which is set b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80

For tax purposes, the earnings made in the exercise of their profession by homeworkers who do not have any assistance other than that provided for in 2° of article L. 7412-1 of the French Labour Codea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 86

Any natural or legal person who pays taxable sums is required, for each recipient of a taxable payment, to mention in his book, file or other document intended for the recording of pay, or, failing th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 88

Any natural or legal person paying life pensions or annuities is required to declare the sums paid and to provide details of the holders of these pensions or annuities.This declaration must be filed w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determining taxable income

Article 82

To determine the tax bases, account is taken of the net amount of salaries, allowances and emoluments, wages, pensions and life annuities, as well as all benefits in money or in kind granted to the pe…

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