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Showing 48714880 of 6711 articles for Art. CA Rouen 13 juin 2000 n° 1999/04931

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Cross-border partial transfer of assets

Article L236-48

…in France participates in a transaction for the contribution of part of the assets and, where applicable, liabilities with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 160…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-14

The tax is payable, on the basis of a receipt drawn up on the basis of a declaration by the operator of the advertising medium, to the commune, the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

…of service shall contain, in addition to the particulars prescribed for bailiff's documents, an indication of the court before which the opposition must be brought, the time limit allowed and the form…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-109

…institution acting as UCITS or AIF custodian, by a credit institution whose registered office is located in a Member State of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development or by an inves…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-5

…upement de Coopération Sanitaire.At the close of the financial year, the result for the year is allocated under the conditions defined by the accounting system to which the grouping is subject.The fin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

…in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023 and, when they are located in the communes mentioned in the sixth paragraph of the same II, companies that are created be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Invoices

Article 289

…nd on his behalf, by his customer or by a third party:a. For supplies of goods or services which he carries out for another taxable person, or for a non-taxable legal person, and which are not exempt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

…r 706-53-18 and if the person presents risks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regional secure detention court may, by the same decision and after an adversarial hearing d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

I.-In order to carry out its mission, the AMF conducts inspections and investigations.It shall ensure that the following offers and transactions are lawful:1° Transactions in financial instruments whe…

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