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Showing 22912300 of 4064 articles for Art. 1133 · CA Chambéry 18 November 2003

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-19

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 18,000 euros for the directors of the management company or any person in the company's employ to obstruct the statutory auditors' verificati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-14

The articles L. 2123-18, L. 2123-25-1 to L. 2123-27, the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2123-28 and article L. 2123-29 apply to members of the deliberative bodies of the public establishmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of embryonic or foetal tissues or cells for scientific purposes following termination of pregnancy.

Article R1241-21

…cine shall forward to the Minister for Research, within the time limit laid down in Article R. 1232-18, as necessary, any information revealing that the planned research is of such a nature as to call…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-60

…cial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. In order to be enforceable, th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 693

…nd 7 of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 must also be observed, on pain of nullity, in the event of dispatch of a document to a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-17

…n ownership or in enjoyment: 1° All intangible, movable or immovable rights, in particular, if applicable, the right for a partner to present the company as successor to his clientele; 2° All document…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11: Offences committed by account holders.

Article 1740 C

…AC of this code is punishable by a fine of €1,500. The first paragraph of this article is not applicable for the implementation of the agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3323-2

The profit-sharing agreement may provide for the allocation of sums constituting the special profit-sharing reserve: 1° To accounts opened in the name of the interested parties in application of an em…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable to Martinique

Article A428-2

…comprises : a) The Prefect of Martinique or his representative; b) The Rector of the Martinique Education Authority or his representative; c) The Regional Academic Delegate for Youth, Commitment and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 sexdecies

…n 2° of Article L. 3332-11 of the Labour Code are subject to income tax according to the rules applicable to salaries and wages, with the exception of those not exceeding the ceiling provided for in t…

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