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Showing 37113720 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-3

…re authorised to issue negotiable debt securities: 1. Credit institutions, investment firms and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, subject to compliance with the conditions laid down for this pur…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Penalties and precautionary measures

Article L211-23

…of article L. 211-18, to assist in the conclusion of a timeshare contract governed by articles L. 224-69 et seq of the French Consumer Code without providing proof of the mandate, insurance and finan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-2

I.-It is instituted for the benefit of the communes or, as the case may be, of the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or of the départements which are substituted for them by virtue…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…° Products which, although meeting the definition of machinery, are subject, exclusively and specifically, to the provisions arising from the transposition, outside the Labour Code, of European direct…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-1

I.-The provisions of this chapter determine the specific requirements applicable to all employers mentioned in article L. 4111-1 who carry out the following pyrotechnic activities:The manufacture, stu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 I

…n article 154 bis and in 1° of Article 998, with the exception of contracts covered by articles L. 224-1 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code contracts covered by article L. 225-1 of the same co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L381-2

…f the Civil Code, Articles L. 310-25, L. 326-1 to L. 327-6 and L. 441-8 of this Code,article L. 932-24 of the Social Security Code orarticle L. 212-23 of the Mutual Code. III. - In the event of inadeq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-4

…sion on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for authorisation to use an internal risk assessment approach as referred to in Article L. 51…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…cedures set out in the first paragraph, in order to verify compliance with the obligations to hold, carry and present permits and documents laid down by law. When this check is carried out on board a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater A

1. a. Taxpayers who own, rent or occupy free of charge a dwelling located in France, used as their main residence, may benefit from an income tax credit for expenditure on the installation or replacem…

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