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Showing 691700 of 43747 articles for Art. s. L. 145-19 et L. 145-20

French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies

…commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activities carried out on a professional basis.II. - Capital gains on disposals subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-20-1

…s entitled to receive from a body recognised by the World Anti-Doping Agency and having similar competencies to its own, information of the nature mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 232-20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-19-1

…ce-presidents delegated by them use the universal employment-service cheque provided for by article L. 1271-1 of the French Labour Code to ensure the remuneration of employees or approved associations…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 sexies

Sums allocated by virtue of the provisions of the texts adopted for the application of article

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies

…me tax or corporation tax on profits made, excluding capital gains arising on the revaluation of assets, until the end of the twenty-third month following the month in which they were created and decl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 sexies

…members or shareholders and held in an individual blocked account must attach to their income tax return a statement of the sums made available to them. Failure to comply with the obligation set out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 septies

…limony paid for a minor child living alternately with his or her parents and taken into account in determining the family quotient for each of them is not taxable in the hands of the person receiving…

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

Article 59 septies

…ticular in connection with the control of exports, transfers, brokering and transit of dual-use goods.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 sexies

Reservists are compensated for periods of employment and further training.

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

Article 59 sexdecies

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

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