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Showing 27112720 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-130

The sale provided for in Article L. 225-130 of the equity securities that could not be allocated individually and corresponding to the rights forming fractional shares, as well as the distribution of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Unilateral employer document

Article L1233-24-4

In the absence of an agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1, a document drawn up by the employer after the last meeting of the social and economic committee sets out the content of the job prot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-26-4

The committee meets at least twice a year, convened by its chairman, on his or her own initiative or, within a maximum of two months, at the written request of the full representatives of this committ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-13

…l or part of the share capital not held by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° to 4° of the second paragraph of article 5 of the law of 31 December 1990 is prohibited to any natural…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1-0 quinquies : Maintenance of tax deferrals for certain professional capital gains

Article 151-0 octies

The tax deferrals referred to in articles 151 octies to 151 nonies are maintained in the event of the deferral or suspension of taxation of capital gains arising on the occasion of events deemed to pu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…code de la construction et de l'habitation or by means of financing provided for in l'article R. 372-1 of the same code, are exempt from property tax on built-up properties for a period of fifteen ye…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater C

…sed for commercial purposes or are attached to the premises mentioned in 1° to 3° of III of article 231 ter without being topographically integrated into a production establishment.IV. - The following…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple seizures

Article R522-13

…a protective measure, either before the act of seizure or before the act of conversion, as the case may be. Under penalty of nullity, the letter shall reproduce, in very clear characters, the three pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-13

…number of voters. The rules governing the validity of the agreement are those set out in article L. 2232-12. The 30% and 50% rates mentioned in the same article are assessed at the level of the electo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Endorsement.

Article L511-13

…"pour encaissement", "par procuration", or any other wording implying a simple mandate, the bearer may exercise all the rights deriving from the bill of exchange, but may only endorse it by way of po…

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