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Showing 921930 of 43003 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-3-2017 n° 16-13.063

French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of direct taxes and similar charges by bank transfer or direct debit

Article 1681 sexies

1. Subject to 2,3 and 4, where their amount exceeds €50,000, taxes payable under the conditions set out in article 1663 shall be paid, at the taxpayer's option, by direct transfer to the Treasury acco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-160

A société civile de placement immobilier may transfer its assets and liabilities by means of the demerger referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 214-118 to several undertakings for collectiv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-161

Unemployed young people aged between sixteen and twenty-five and disabled people aged under thirty who are unemployed on the date the contract is signed and who : 1° Either do not hold any qualificati…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-16

I.-The Prefect of the département, in the light of the reports made pursuant to article R. 412-14-1 or the report referred to in article R. 412-15, may issue injunctions. If the injunctions, addressed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 bis

When the taxpayer taxed under the conditions of 1 of article 202 becomes, within a period of three months from the date of cessation of activity, a partner in a liberal practice company mentioned in A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-16

In article R. 713-1-1:a) In the first, third and fourth paragraphs, the words: "chambre de commerce et d'industrie territoriale" are replaced by the words: "chambre d'agriculture, de commerce, d'indus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Intercommunal direct tax commission

Article 1650 A

1. In each établissement public de coopération intercommunale subject by right or by option to the tax regime provided for in Article 1609 nonies C, an inter-municipal direct tax commission is set up…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article R6123-166

Authorisation for interventional radiology activities may be issued for the following categories : 1° Category A including, with the exception of procedures specifically covered by categories B, C and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-16

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XI: Taxes levied for the benefit of associations of communes and mixed associations

Article 1609 quater

The committee of a syndicat de communes may decide, under the conditions provided for in article L. 5212-20 du code général des collectivités territoriales, to levy the taxes mentioned in 1° to 4° of…

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