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Showing 13511360 of 25579 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 20-11-2019 n° 16-15.867

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-16

I - The financial indices mentioned in article R. 214-15 meet the following conditions:1° Their composition is sufficiently diversified, in the sense that the following criteria are met:a) The index i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-16

The professional practice standard relating to the recognition of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements resulting from non-compliance with legal and regulatory texts, approved…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 ter

I. - The insurance undertakings, provident institutions and unions mentioned in I of Article L. 132-9-3 of the Insurance Code, as well as the mutual insurers or unions mentioned in Article L. 223-10-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-20

I. - The money market instruments referred to in 5° of I of article R. 214-32-18 are : 1° Issued or guaranteed by : a) A Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Tax intended to finance sickness, invalidity and maternity insurance benefits under the social protection scheme for non-salaried farmers

Article 1613 ter

I.-A contribution is levied on beverages and liquid preparations for beverages intended for human consumption:1° Falling under CN codes 2009 and 2202 of the customs tariff;2° Containing added sugars;3…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1119

Terms and conditions invoked by one party shall only have effect in relation to the other if they have been brought to the knowledge of the latter and accepted by it. In the event of any inconsistency…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R732-16

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 162-1 to R. 162-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 162-4n° 2007-259 of 27 February 2007R. 162-5n° 2016-659 of 20 May 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R733-16

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 162-1 to R. 162-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 162-4n° 2007-259 of 27 February 2007R. 162-5n° 2016-659 of 20 May 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Calculating individual income

Article 117

In the event that the total amount of distributed income exceeds the total amount of distributions as it results from the declarations of the legal entity referred to in Article 116, the latter is ask…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-16

The application for marketing authorisation is accompanied by a dossier containing : 1° The administrative information required to examine the application ; 2° Scientific documentation demonstrating t…

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