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Showing 28612870 of 19160 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25 February 2016

French General Tax CodeIn force
01 : Payment in full discharge for sole traders

Article 151-0

…r preceding the year in respect of which the option is exercised. This limit is increased by 50% or 25% respectively per additional half or quarter share;3° They are subject to the scheme provided for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter D

…by Article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to Order No. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equity funds, s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Definition of categories and sub-categories.

Article A344-2

…surance contracts) ;22 Motor third party liability ;23 Motor (damage) ;24 Personal property damage ;25 Damage to professional property ;26 Damage to agricultural property ;27 Natural disasters ;28 Gen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…ngredients defined by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-11

…up to 50% of the required solvency margin or the solvency margin, whichever is lower. However, only 25% of the required solvency margin may be taken into account if the funds come from fixed-term secu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 2)

…joint. DominantNon-dominantTotal loss of mobility in the glenohumeral and scapulothoracic joints30 %25 %Limitation of active elevation-abduction-antépulsion to 60o fixed in internal rotation25 %20 %Li…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

…direct or indirect single or periodic payments, fixed commitments as to their duration and amount. 25. Management of collective funds: Any operation involving the management of investments, in partic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-40

…rsuant to Article 98.1 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market with the payment service provider managi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…ich does not bear the forgery-proof security device, in breach of the provisions of Article L. 3512-25; 5° Any modification or alteration, by any person involved in the trade in tobacco products, from…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-29

…311-8 and 311-9, at least equal to 25% of the final cost of the work or 25% of the French participation in the case of an international…

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