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Showing 44014410 of 62298 articles for Art. 1231-1 et 1231-5 · CA Versailles 20 April 1995 · Cass. 2e civ. 10 July 2003 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 September 2013 n° 12-24.812

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the municipal council.

Article L2541-11

…own council referred to in article L. 2541-9 and against the finding referred to in Article L. 2541-10 is brought before the administrative court within ten days of the date on which the contested dec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Identification and lists of members of the medical professions.

Article D4113-115

…Council of the Association in whose area of jurisdiction their place of professional practice is located will, as part of the process of registration on the roll, register the information provided fo…

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

Article 111 ter

The conversion of a company that is not exempt from corporation tax into an open-ended investment company has the same tax consequences as the distribution of its liquidation surplus.

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

Article 115 ter

…ving its registered office in France and liable to the tax provided for in Chapter II of this Title carries on business in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Mayotte, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the Walli…

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

Article 111 bis

…n a legal entity subject to corporation tax ceases to be subject to it, its profits and reserves, whether capitalised or not, are deemed to be distributed to the partners in proportion to their rights…

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

Article 115 quinquies

…in France.The profits referred to in the first paragraph shall mean the total amount of profits, whether taxable or exempt, after deduction of corporation tax.1. bis (Provisions not applicable).2. Ho…

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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 R811-11

…ter of Justice, after obtaining the opinion of the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires in the case of court-appointed administrators. An equal number of alt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Quasi-machines

Article R4313-11

The assembly instructions and the declaration of incorporation accompany the partly completed machine until it is incorporated into the final machine, and form part of the technical file for that mach…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-11

…in rem over their buildings, unless exceptionally authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-20

…deliberates on changes to the articles of association other than those referred to in articles L. 5211-17 to L. 5211-19 and other than those relating to the dissolution of the establishment. As from t…

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