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Showing 28712880 of 3243 articles for Art. 18 juill. 2000

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…nd other personal sureties; 17° The creation of sureties on the assets of the public establishment; 18° The acceptance of donations and legacies; 19° The acquisition of financial holdings and particip…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies E

…e benefit of the deduction is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-138-1

For the application of article L. 3332-18 of the French Labour Code relating to capital increases reserved for members of a company savings plan, where the general meeting has waived preferential subs…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions

Article L455-2

…nté publique;4° Les articles L. 237-1, L. 237-2, L. 237-3, L. 253-15 to L. 253-17, L. 254-9, L. 255-18, L. 671-9 and L. 671-10 du code rural et de la pêche maritime;5° La loi du 30 décembre 1931 tenda…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quinquies : Tax reduction granted for the capital financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 199 unvicies

…d for the subscriptions mentioned in 1, retained within the limit of 25% of overall net income and €18,000.3. The tax reduction is equal to 30% of the sums withheld in 2.The rate mentioned in the firs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Acquisitions of participating interests

Article L465-4

…is report the information referred to in 1° of I of this article. ""Art. L. 247-2. - I. - A fine of 18,000 euros shall be imposed on the chairmen, directors, members of the management board, managers…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-20

…appropriations mentioned in Article L. 4425-26 intended for the implementation of Articles L. 4424-18 and L. 4424-19 between the two modes of air and sea transport, provided that this distribution re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…ded in compliance with the obligations and procedures set out in this article and in article L. 621-18. VI. - The provisions of this article apply to the statutory auditors of persons whose financial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-3

…16 and L. 511-17 with the exception of its first paragraph Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-18 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-19 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-20Order no.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-65

…by public auction, without having to meet the conditions set out in 3°, 4° and 5° of article R. 321-18, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the Eu…

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