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Showing 33913400 of 4064 articles for Art. 1133 · CA Chambéry 18 November 2003

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 40

…t is stated in Article 238 octies, and by way of derogation from the provisions of 1 of Article 38, capital gains arising from the disposal during the course of business of fixed asset items and reali…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-4

…with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. If the undertaking persists in infringing the rules imposed on it, the Autorité de co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-2

…the procedures applied by the supervisory authorities concerned: 1° For decisions relating to applications for approval of internal models and the level of supplementary capital requirements, in acco…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products which may only be sold in bulk under certain conditions

Article D120-6

…g products: 1° Single-use materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs that cannot be washed before use; 2° Single-use baby nappies and, among single-use intimate hygiene prote…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Payment of council tax, property tax and the public audiovisual contribution due by individuals

Article 1681 ter

1. Council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling and property taxes are collected under the conditions provided for in 1 of article 1663 et à l'article 17…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article D744-12

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-2

When the inspection concerns a veterinary pharmaceutical establishment mentioned in article R. 5142-1 or an establishment which carries out non-clinical trials mentioned in article R. 5141-2, the insp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

I.-For the application of 3° of II of article L. 5122-3, the methods for calculating the indemnity and the allowance are determined according to the following rules: 1° For employees whose working hou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-25

…h of Article L. 221-4 begins before the end of the withdrawal period provided for in article L. 221-18 and if the contract places the consumer under an obligation to pay, the trader shall obtain the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-2

…g the provisions relating to minimum remuneration set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 1251-18; 3° Disregarding the obligation to offer the temporary employee one or more contracts under the c…

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