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Showing 94419450 of 31106 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 23-6-2016 n° 15-21.408

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-49

The result of the main income statement is allocated as follows:1° The surplus is allocated by resolution of the Supervisory Board:a) To retained earnings ;b) To a reserve account intended to finance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-52

When activities previously monitored either on the main forecast income statement or on one of the ancillary forecast income statements of the services and activities mentioned in article R. 6145-12 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-45

The methods and framework for presenting the financial account are laid down by the ministers responsible for the budget, health and social security.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

If an employee is dismissed for a reason that is not genuine and serious, the judge may propose that the employee be reinstated in the company, while retaining his or her acquired benefits. If either…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 F

…ansactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication dans sa rédaction applicable…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-27

…sence of a professional agreement made mandatory within three months of the promulgation of the loi n° 2016-925 du 7 juillet 2016 relative à la liberté de la création, à l'architecture et au patrimoin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-9

If the registrant uses a temporary data retention service offered by the single body under conditions that comply with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, files and freedoms and Regula…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration

Article R7124-33

In the cases set out in 3° and 4° of article R. 7124-23, the notification specifies the fraction of remuneration allocated to the constitution of the lump sum. This notification recalls the obligation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors

Article L511-39

I. - The provisions of articles L. 225-38 to L. 225-43 of the French Commercial Code apply to all credit institutions and finance companies.For the application of article L. 225-40 of the same code, w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors

Article L511-38

Each credit institution, finance company or investment firm is audited by at least two statutory auditors, under the conditions defined in Book VIII of the Commercial Code. These statutory auditors mu…

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