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Showing 51315140 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…ts are made up of securities issued by socially responsible companies approved underarticle L. 3332-17-1 of the French Labour Code or by venture capital companies referred to in I of article 1 of law…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-6

…R. * 421-14 of the t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-9

…ts without an eating area on the premises and offering only meals for takeaway or delivery, the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance is compulsory for dishes containing one or mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-19

For the application of articles L. 441-17 and L. 441-18, a guide to good practice is published and updated regularly. Each distributor shall communicate to the Director General of Competition, Consume…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-10

…may be extended at the request of the public prosecutor for a period set by the same decree. In the case of a farm, this period is set by the court according to the current crop year and the specific…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 I bis

…on of general scope taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt establishments carrying out, in premises that are freely accessible to the public, retail new books representing at…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 B bis

I.-Locations and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates.

Article D313-2

The rules governing the usury rate are set out in articles D. 314-15 to D. 314-17 of the French Consumer Code, which are reproduced below:"Art. D. 314-15 -The average effective rates charged during a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-21

…ssionals mentioned in article L. 444-1 by the national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444-17, which transmit them annually, either by secure electronic communication or by any other appropri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…The first of these two rates is increased to 50% for research expenditure incurred in operations located in an overseas department. For the expenses mentioned in k of II, the tax credit rate is 30%.…

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