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Showing 53115320 of 37142 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 1996 · Cass. com. 15 September 2009 · Cass. com. 16 January 1973 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 1962 · Cass. com. 12 November 2008 · Cass. com. 9 October 2019 n° 18-13.286

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Calculation of tax

Article 980

…nd real estate rights located outside France or on the value of the shares defined in 2° of article 965 representative of these same assets.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 979

…be sent by the rapporteur(s) to the applicant's lawyer under the conditions provided for in article 981.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-15

…n the account the points corresponding to the data declared by the employer pursuant to article L. 4163-6 and shall inform the worker each year of the points acquired in respect of the previous year i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article R623-12

The individual consumer information measures referred to in article L. 623-15 to which the professional must proceed must include, in addition to any particulars prescribed by the judgment: 1° A repro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-1

The application for approval mentioned in article R. 212-12 indicates the technical specifications with which the applicant cannot comply, the rooms concerned and the equipment in the establishment to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D4364-15

…one professional trained and competent under the conditions defined in articles D. 4364-8, D. 4364-9, D. 4364-10 and D. 4364-11 on the days and during the hours when patients receive technical care.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-125

…7) Designation of service Fee 105 Drawing up the deed and filing as provided for in article L. 526-9 113.20 € 106 Renunciation of the assignment provided for in article 526-15 113.20 € 107 Deed invol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 G

…ion with their own tax status may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis, partially or totally exempt from business property tax establishments carrying out a com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-12

…213-8 may be offered to the public. In this case, it is subject to supervision by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) under the conditions set out in this code, except in the case of a public o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

…in safeguard or receivership or judicial liquidation proceedings for companies opened on or after 1 January 2006: a) Opening the safeguard or receivership proceedings with an indication of the names o…

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