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Showing 22112220 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

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

Article L251-15

When, in the course of his work, the statutory auditor identifies facts likely to compromise the group's ability to continue as a going concern, he informs the directors, in accordance with the condit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-15

Any opposition filed after the deadline, or filed by a person who was not entitled to do so, or which does not comply with the conditions set out in articles R. 712-13 and R. 712-14, is declared inadm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts

Article L721-15

In Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (French overseas departments note-issuing bank) provides public accountants, at the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Overall result

Article 223 B bis

…verall result for the financial year, do not give rise to the restatements provided for in articles 223 B and 223 F.The tax result mentioned in the first paragraph of this II refers to that obtained b…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-15

…in under the conditions defined by articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-15

…stered on his personal training account in respect of the activities mentioned in 3° of article L. 5151-9, with the exception of the thematic civic reservists mentioned in 3°, 4°, 8° and 11° of articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° bis : Tax reduction for providing a fleet of bicycles

Article 220 undecies A

…s subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax reduction equal to the costs generated until 31 December 2024 by providing their employees, free of charge, with a fleet of bicycles for commuting t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A quater

…heir own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis, institute a 50% allowance applied to the rental value of buildings that are subject to in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-15

…act of recording or causing to be recorded on a file, in breach of the provisions of article L. 312-22, the names of persons making use of the right of withdrawal, is punishable by a fine of 300,000 e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A quinquies

…orial authority, to the ratio between, on the one hand, the sum of the unrevised rental values on 1 January 2017 of the built properties mentioned in the same I of article 1498 taxable in respect of t…

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