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Showing 33213330 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-23

…e electronic one-stop shop implemented by the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1, in accordance with the provisions of the same article.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-20

…r in Articles R. 123-6 and R. 123-7.For all transmissions by electronic means referred to in the preceding paragraph, an electronic signature is used under the conditions provided for by article R. 12…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-25

…of a sole trader with limited liability from the social security body to which he is subject pronounced in application of the two first paragraphs of article L. 613-4 of the Social Security Code entai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-28

…fraction du produit net de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée prévue au D du V de l'article 16 de la loi n° 2019-1479 du 28 décembre 2019 de finances pour 2020 perçue par la Ville de Paris l'année précéden…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special payment rules

Article L224-20

The collective company retirement savings plan must be able to receive the payments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 224-2, made in cash. The plan must also be able to receive sums from the compul…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article R313-23

When the borrower wishes to make use of the option to substitute the insurance contract provided for in article L. 313-30 before the loan offer mentioned in article L. 313-24 is issued, the lender and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

…n financial instruments apply to the branches referred to in Article L. 532-18-1 in respect of services provided within the territory of mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 H

…ir amounts determined under the conditions mentioned in article 204 F and Article 204 G, with the exception of 6° and 7° of 2 and 4 of the same article 204 G.For the calculation of the first term of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-22

…ed in the first paragraph will also enquire about the personal and family history of the persons concerned and the current clinical data that he/she deems necessary to collect. In the light of this hi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 216

…iving entitlement to the application of the parent company regime and referred to in article 145, received during a financial year by a parent company, may be deducted from the latter's total net inco…

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