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Showing 24612470 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 septies E

…ble debt securities referred to in article 124 B and all other negotiable or non-negotiable debt or capitalisation securities or contracts, issued or entered into on or after 1 January 1993, the diffe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 octies A

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 bis AA

Limited liability companies carrying on an industrial, commercial, craft or agricultural activity, and formed solely between persons related in the direct line or between brothers and sisters, as well…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVI: Leasing transactions

Article 239 sexies C

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED BEFORE 31 December 1995. The cost price of the asset acquired at the end of a leasing contract is increased by the sums reintegrated pursuant to articles 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 bis AB

…urities of which are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market, at least 50% of the capital and voting rights of which are held by one or more natural persons and at least 34% by one o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23-1

…board or any other body exercising equivalent functions. II. - The organisations covered by the so-called "Solvency II" regime referred to in Articles L. 310-3-1 of the French Insurance Code, L. 211-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures in companies with between eleven and fifty employees

Article L2232-23-1

…eir being signed by members of the social and economic committee representing the majority of votes cast in favour of the members of the social and economic committee at the last professional election…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-23-1

In order to be extended, the branch agreement or professional agreement must, unless justified, include the specific stipulations mentioned in Article L. 2232-10-1 for undertakings with fewer than fif…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the insurance of vehicles in international traffic and certain other vehicles.

Article R*211-23

…one of the documents provided for in section IV of this chapter, or of the international insurance card referred to in article R. 211-22 must, in order to be allowed to drive a vehicle in France whic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-23-1

…claims made against the persons mentioned in articles L. 321-4 and L. 321-24. It may propose an amicable solution to disputes brought to its attention. It shall initiate proceedings before the Enforc…

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