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Showing 92919300 of 9704 articles for Art. CJEU – Agro – 16 Feb. 2017 – C-507/15

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-2

…ngements for financing the financial guarantees envisaged when they are required under Articles L. 516-1 and L. 516-2 of the Environment Code. III.-Where the debtor exercises a liberal profession subj…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 B bis

…ed and is renewable. It does not apply to undeveloped properties exempted under articles 1394 B and 1649 of this code. The list of parcels benefiting from the exemption and any changes to this list ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for victims of violence and offences committed within a couple or within the family

Article D1-12

I.-The terms under which, pursuant to 10° of Article 10-2 and article 10-5-1, victims of violence have the right, when their medical examination has been requested by an officer or agent of the judici…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-19

I. - A UCITS may not grant loans or act as guarantor on behalf of third parties. It may, however, acquire financial instruments referred to in article L. 214-20 which are not fully paid up. II. - A UC…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority

Article R7345-10

The Chief Executive Officer manages the company in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Board of Directors. In addition to those delegated to him by the Board of Directors, the Chief Execut…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 A

…tus may exempt from the business property tax by deliberation taken under the conditions of Article 1639 A bis the creation or extension of establishments carried out in one or more of these priority…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 octies

I. - For corporation tax purposes, companies may amortise, over a period of five years:1° Sums paid for cash subscriptions to the capital of innovative small or medium-sized enterprises;2° Sums paid f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…auditor shall identify him by collecting his surname and forenames and his date and place of birth. 16. When the client is physically present, the statutory auditor verifies the client's identificatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-1

I.-The Extraordinary General Meeting, on the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, and on the special report of the company's Statutory Auditors or, if none has…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: National equalisation grant.

Article L2334-14-1

…lities whose business property tax rate is equal to the ceiling provided for in IV and V of article 1636 B septies of the General Tax Code. By way of derogation from the preceding provisions, communes…

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