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Showing 28412850 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72

I. Subject to the application of articles 71 and 72 A to 73 E, the actual profit of the agricultural holding is determined and taxed according to the general principles applicable to industrial and co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-7

…ry's certificate, the founders convene the subscribers to a constituent general meeting in the form and within the timeframe specified by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.This meeting notes that the capit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article L2312-7

Employees retain the right to make their own representations to the employer or its representatives.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-7

…rmation of a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation into a communauté d'agglomération, and this community is included in its entirety in the syndicate, this creation, merger or transforma…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 701

The costs provided for in Article 695 (1° and 3°) shall be liquidated in the judgment awarding them or by a note affixed to the minutes by one of the judges of the court. Excerpts of the judgment may…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 703

The liquidation may be contested in accordance with the procedure set out in articles 708 to 718.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 702

Where the amount of the liquidated costs does not appear in the dispatch of the judgment, the court clerk shall issue a writ of execution..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-7

State departments and the bodies under its supervision shall assist the Agency in the performance of its duties.The information required to carry out its duties under 1°, 2° and 6° of article L. 1413-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-27

Exceptional aid is awarded and its amount determined in consideration of :1° The difficulties encountered by the distribution company during the theatrical release in 2020 of the cinematographic works…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-28

The decision to grant aid is taken after consultation with the First College of the Film Distribution Aid Commission.The amount of exceptional aid may not exceed €50,000.

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