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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115

1. In the event of a merger or demerger of companies, the allocation of securities, sums or values to the members of the transferring company in consideration for the cancellation of the securities of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 110

For the application of 1° of 1 of Article 109 profits are understood to be those that have been retained for the basis of assessment for corporation tax. However, these profits are increased by those…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 113

For the application of articles 109 and 112, the direct incorporation of profits into the capital is treated as an incorporation of reserves.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1125 bis

Deeds and documents of any kind relating exclusively to the reconstruction provided for by the loi n° 71-1029 du 24 décembre 1971 of registers or documents kept in the registries of commercial courts…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Parentage and subsidies

Article 1150

The time limit for lodging an appeal in cassation suspends the enforcement of the decision establishing or modifying the parent-child relationship. An appeal in cassation lodged within this time limit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Parentage and subsidies

Article 1149

Actions relating to filiation and subsidies are heard and argued in chambers.The judgment is pronounced in open court. It is provisionally enforceable only if so ordered.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Parentage and subsidies

Article 1151

The Public Prosecutor represents the State in paternity actions brought in the absence of heirs to the alleged father or where they have renounced the succession.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Judicial divorce and legal separation

Article 1129

Legal separation proceedings follow the rules laid down for divorce proceedings.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Judicial divorce and legal separation

Article 1130

The declaration of resumption of cohabitation is entered in the margin of the marriage certificate and the birth certificate of each of the spouses. The same entries are made at the request of the not…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Judicial divorce and legal separation

Article 1103

The time limit for appealing to the Court of Cassation is fifteen days from the delivery of the decision homologating the spouses' agreement and pronouncing the divorce.

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