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Showing 1120 of 58651 articles for Art. Décret 2002-120 du 30-1-2002

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 duodecies

…plicable, these capital gains are increased by the amount of depreciation expressly excluded from deductible expenses as well as that which has been deferred in disregard of the provisions of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

…dends to their shareholders.The benefit of the exemption is reserved for taxpayers carrying on an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning of Article 34 and 5° of I of the article 3…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 duodecies

…authorities, for the application of 1° and 3° of the same I bis, the reference to the loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 defining rent-to-own property is replaced by the reference to the regulations app…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 duodecies

…ided for in Article 234 nonies is based on the net revenue defined in Article 29 which was received during the financial year or the tax period defined in the second paragraph of Article 37.II. - The…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 duodecies

…ly or on request, all documents and information held or collected in the course of their respective duties.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Conditions for carrying out tax missions

Article 285 duodecies

The provisions of the General Tax Code and the Book of Tax Procedures applicable to the turnover taxes provided for by this same code also apply to the taxes provided for by the Customs Code, which ar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1202

Any counter-letter whose purpose is to increase the price stipulated in the agreement for the transfer of a ministerial office is null and void. Also void is any contract whose purpose is to conceal p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1200

Third parties must respect the legal situation created by the contract. They may rely on it in particular to provide proof of a fact.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1201

When the parties have entered into an apparent contract that conceals a hidden contract, the latter, also known as a counter-letter, is effective between the parties. It is not enforceable against thi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 120

1. Goods transported in bond or placed under a customs procedure suspending duties, taxes or prohibitions must be covered by an acquit-à-caution.2. The acquit-à-caution shall include, in addition to t…

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