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Showing 40614070 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1840 J

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 112-6 to L. 112-6-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code are liable to a fine in accordance with the provisions of the second and third sentences of Articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1840 H

Any infringement of the texts regulating the payment of stamp duty on account with the Treasury is punishable by a fine of €15..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Lawyers' fees

Article A444-187

…h the respective provisions of subsections 1 to 5 of this section. Lump-sum reimbursements of costs and disbursements are governed by sub-section 6 of this same section. Discounts on proportional emol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-18

Any company or association whose object corresponds to the definition of an economic interest grouping may be transformed into such a grouping without giving rise to dissolution or the creation of a n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-18

The expenses referred to in article R. 3354-17 are criminal, correctional and police court costs. These costs are paid in accordance with the provisions of Title X of Book V of the Code of Criminal Pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-18

…fer price when the company implements a clause introduced pursuant to articles L. 227-14, L. 227-16 and L. 227-17, this price is set by agreement between the parties or, failing that, determined under…

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

Article L526-18

The individual entrepreneur with limited liability determines the income he pays into his unaffected assets.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Music Ombudsman

Article R214-18

…mediator's findings, other than those made public by the mediator, statements taken by the mediator and information brought to the mediator's attention may not be produced or relied upon by a party wi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Credit consolidation

Article R314-18

…ansaction. The amount of the home loans includes all costs, interest, commissions, taxes, penalties and other charges that the borrower is required to pay to repay these loans. These costs are include…

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

Article R642-18

The liquidator points out, in a report sent to the juge-commissaire and the procureur de la République and filed with the court registry, the non-performance of the plan by the assignee. For the appli…

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