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Showing 23312340 of 44611 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 et L. 145-16

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-16

…he person in charge of the special purpose entity refers programmes and projects it receives to the Ethics, Science and Teaching Committee for its opinion, under the conditions set out in article R. 1…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1e: Taxpayers carrying on their professional activity within the framework of a partnership

Article 151 nonies

…ares in the company are considered in particular for the application of articles 38,72and 93, as assets allocated to the exercise of the profession.II. - 1. In the event of a gratuitous transfer to an…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties levied

Article D3512-16-3

The public establishment mentioned in article L. 3512-15 may commission approved laboratories to carry out the analyses mentioned in the same article.The costs of these analyses shall be borne by the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

…a company or when the total value of the said corporate rights, securities, securities or rights, determined under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of 2, exceeds €800,000 on that sa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-163

I.-At least one General Meeting is held each year in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association. At this meeting, the Board of Directors shall present the balance sheet, income stat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIb: Cotisation foncière des entreprises: minimum levy

Article 1647 D

…location of their main establishment; this tax is established from a base, the amount of which is set by the municipal council according to the following scale:AMOUNT OF TURNOVER or revenue (in euros…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-16-1

…he authority of the Minister for Defence and not included in the list provided for in II of Article L. 6147-7, are not taken into account in the total number of examinations.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

I. - At the request of the taxpayer, income tax on long-term capital gains realised by a sole proprietorship on the sale for valuable consideration of all fixed assets allocated to the exercise of a p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Solidarity between spouses and partners in a civil solidarity pact

Article 1691 bis

…allocated to the principal dwelling where they live under the same roof.3° De la taxe d'aménagement et des pénalités afférentes.4° De la taxe d'archéologie préventive mentionnée à l'article 235 ter ZG…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIIc: Tax on precious metals, jewellery, works of art, collectors' items and antiques

Article 150 VK

I. - The tax is borne by the seller or exporter. It is payable, under their responsibility, by the intermediary established for tax purposes in France participating in the transaction or, in the absen…

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