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Showing 72017210 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-3

…holders of their rights, in particular the right to attend and vote at general meetings, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian.

Article D214-32-4-2

…24-7, the appointment of a depositary established in a third country is subject to : 1° The existence of arrangements for cooperation and exchange of information between the competent authorities of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexdecies

I.-Companies engaged in the business of providing live performances, within the meaning of article L. 7122-2 of the French Labour Code, subject to corporation tax, may benefit from a tax credit in res…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-20

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of the fifth and sixth paragraphs of I of article L. 312-20, deposits and assets held in dormant accounts as referred to in article L. 312-19 are deposited, af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11-2

I.-The Public Prosecutor's Office may inform the administration in writing of the following decisions made against a person it employs, including on a voluntary basis, when they concern a crime or off…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and obligation to register

Article R519-2

…in Article L. 519-3, the following are not intermediaries in banking transactions and payment services within the meaning of Article L. 519-1 and are not subject to the obligations mentioned in this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article D614-2

…t of the Senate;3° A serving member of the Conseil d'Etat, appointed on the recommendation of the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat;4° The Governor of the Banque de France, Chairman of the Autorité…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article R3324-22

…s in which, pursuant to article L. 3324-10, the rights accrued in favour of the beneficiaries may exceptionally be liquidated before the expiry of the periods set out in the first paragraph of this ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279 bis

The reduced rates of value added tax do not apply: 1° To transactions, including transfers of rights, relating to publications that have been subject to at least two of the prohibitions provided for i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-27

I.-Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article R. 351-23, original own funds items are included in Tier 1 original own funds for a maximum period of ten years after 1 January 201…

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