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Showing 110 of 24040 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 26-10-2011 n° 10-24.608

French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

1. The rates of the tax referred to in article 266 sexies are set as follows :A-0.-The authorisations mentioned in each of the rows of the tables in the second paragraph of a and b of A of this 1 and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2011

A trust is a transaction by which one or more settlors transfer property, rights or security interests, or a bundle of property, rights or security interests, present or future, to one or more trustee…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies A

I.-The deliveries mentioned in 5 and 6 of article 266 septies of products dispatched or transported outside France by the taxpayer or on his behalf are exempt from the tax provided for in article 266…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-10

The stipulations of the agreements mentioned in articles D. 6124-26-8 and D. 6124-26-9 are included, where applicable, in the network's constitutive agreement provided for in article R. 6123-29.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-26

The notification referred to in the ninth paragraph of Article L. 22-10-40 shall be made by the agent to the company by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by electronic means of comm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-26

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Supervisory Board establishes a remuneration policy for corporate officers. This policy shall be consistent with the com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-26-10

The recruitment of a person mentioned in article L. 5132-14-1 on an open-ended contract is declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10 : Social security

Article 1083

Documents relating to the application of social security legislation are exempt from registration duties provided that they expressly refer to it.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10 : Social security

Article 1085

Transfers of assets between social security bodies mentioned in the Social Security Code are exempt from any collection of tax duties and do not give rise to the application of Article 879. The same a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10 : Social security

Article 1084

All deeds relating to the acquisition of real estate and loans that social security bodies are authorised to make are exempt from registration duty and land registration tax.

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