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Showing 57515760 of 6891 articles for Art. 12 January 1993

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-7

Only persons holding one of the following qualifications or diplomas may be admitted to sit the examination for admission to the professional traineeship provided for in Article L. 811-5 :

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-18

…ate provided for in article R. 713-6 and until the fortieth day preceding the last day of voting at 12 noon. "The declaration of candidacy shall state the surname, first names, gender, date and place…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate or office

Article R7227-5

…decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 or, where applicable, in article 1 of decree no. 2001-623 of 12 July 2001.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies E

…o income tax may set aside a provision for investment in respect of financial years closed before 1 January 2010. The provision referred to in the first paragraph may only be set aside by the companie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-2

…rementioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in 2° of article 80 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, make available to it any…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I bis : Transfers of assets outside France by companies

Article 238 bis-0 I bis

…additional taxation. II. - The provisions of I apply to issues of securities carried out between 1 January 1988 and 31 December 1991 as well as to issues carried out in 1992 provided that the proceed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279 bis

…rs due to their licentious or pornographic nature, either pursuant to the ordonnance no. 59-28 of 5 January 1959 regulating access by minors to certain establishments, or by virtue of the police power…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-45

…cle 238-0 A of the General Tax Code.II. - With effect from financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2014, credit institutions, financial holding companies and mixed financial holding companies…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-6

…y insurance companies, via a dedicated dematerialised system, in compliance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. This system can also be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-3

…rohibition or disqualification measures as provided for in Book VI of this Code, the n° 85-98 of 25 January 1985 relating to the receivership and liquidation of companies or the n° 67-563 of 13 July 1…

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