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Showing 82018210 of 64807 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-2-2012 n° 10-22.863

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 quinquies

I. - For the purposes of determining their taxable income, companies may deduct expenses incurred as a result of the exercise of share subscription or purchase options granted to their employees pursu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-21

It may also take place in the following cases1° If the ship is unseaworthy and if it has not been possible to start transporting the goods by any means of transport within three months;2° No news of t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-25

The deliberations of the members are subject to the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978. The General Meeting may only validly deliberate if at least three quarters of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for practising the profession of restaurant owner or similar or for fruit and vegetable retailers

Article R3262-26

The practice of the profession of restaurant owner or fruit and vegetable retailer required by the provisions of article L. 3262-3 is verified by the National Commission for Restaurant Vouchers referr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R3341-2

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In article R. 3121-6, the words: "and that a report be sent to the European Commission if it so requests" are…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 280

The expert may, on proof of the progress of his operations, be authorised to deduct an advance from the sum deposited if the complexity of the case so requires.In the event of a manifest insufficiency…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 2222

A statute that extends the duration of a prescription or foreclosure period has no effect on an existing prescription or foreclosure period. It applies where the prescription period or the foreclosure…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2446

Except in cases where they are justified in refusing the filing or rejecting a formality, in accordance with legislative or regulatory provisions, on land registration, the services responsible for la…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Suspensive arrangements

Article 277 A

I. - The following transactions are carried out under suspension of payment of value added tax:1° The supply of goods intended to be placed under one of the following arrangements provided for by the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L831-2

For the application of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Article L. 812-2, the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Code of Cri…

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