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Showing 43414350 of 8727 articles for Art. 2026 Finance Law

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-215

…provided for in this article is not applicable to the current operations of credit institutions and finance companies.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2312-82

…economic committees, the determination of the overall amount of the employer's contribution paid to finance the committee's social and cultural activities is carried out at company level under the con…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation of the economic, social and environmental report.

Article L623-2

…public administrations and bodies, social security and provident institutions, credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions as well as the services respo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1525

…he conditions of their occupation. An order of the Ministers of the Interior and of the Economy and Finance determines the procedures for establishing this scale as well as the ratios to be fixed betw…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ib: Affixing of marks

Article 1649 bis B

Orders issued by the Minister of the Economy and Finance may make it compulsory for companies manufacturing, packaging or importing certain products to affix marks supplied or approved by the tax auth…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Retail purchase of ferrous and non-ferrous metals

Article 1649 bis

…etals is required to submit, before 31 January each year, to the departmental directorate of public finance of the place of his residence or the registered office of the establishment a declaration, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Economic intervention

Article L4424-28-1

…through the payment of grants, in the constitution of a guarantee fund with a credit institution or finance company whose exclusive purpose is to guarantee financial assistance granted to companies.Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-1

…63-7, these points are converted into euros: 1° To top up his personal training account in order to finance the educational costs relating to his professional retraining project; 2° Where applicable,…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-8

…ts are deposited with the Treasury under conditions and from a date set by order of the Minister of Finance, and do not give rise to any remuneration.It is subject toorder no. 2005-649 of 6 June 2005…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-10

…the public prosecutor, shall be sent to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finances.

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