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Showing 3140 of 21412 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Mar. 2022 – no. 20-11.701

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B nonies

In urban communities, the deliberative councils may decide, by a majority of two-thirds of the communes representing half of the population or half of the communes representing two-thirds of the popul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 nonies A

1. Failure to comply with the undertakings entered into with a view to obtaining administrative approval or failure to comply with the conditions to which the granting of the latter was subject shall…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
20°: Tax reduction for donations made by individuals

Article 200

…nd shareholders of the founding companies or companies in the group, within the meaning of article 223 A or article 223 A bis, to which the founding company belongs, of company foundations, where thes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…ing categorical income; > or c) Or the bonus provided for in II of Article 15 of French Finance Act no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 for 2020.7. The tax credit is deducted from income tax after deduc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater A

…credit, the equipment mentioned in a must be: 1° Paid for between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2023 as part of work carried out on a completed dwelling; > 2° Integrated into an acquired dwelling; 3…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-23

Without prejudice to the supervisory powers granted to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés by the aforementioned loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, the processing of personal data…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-23

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Selective financial aid

Article 232-23

…aid scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the basis of Commission Regulation No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain cate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23° bis : Tax credit for childcare costs for young children

Article 200 quater B

…tion and family code) or to a day-care establishment meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 2324-1 of the Public Health Code or to persons or establishments established in another Member State…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article D6124-236

…esthesia and intensive care in conjunction with the medical staff mentioned in I of article D. 6124-235 with the aim of ensuring the safety of the care provided. The doctors specialising in anaesthesi…

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