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Showing 25112520 of 59507 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 25 March 2009 · Cass. com. 16 October 2019 · Cass. 1re civ. 1 October 1986

French General Tax CodeIn force
VIIa: Sociétés de libre partenariat

Article 1655 sexies A

…heir profits and those of their members, the sociétés de libre partenariat mentioned in article L. 214-154 of the Monetary and Financial Code are treated in the same way as a professional private equi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Professional accountants

Article 1649 quater M

…ted parties of any shortcomings observed in the performance of the agreement referred to in article 1649 quater L and having heard them, the Government Commissioner may withdraw the authorisation. The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common provisions

Article 1649 quater I

The departmental director of public finance or his representative attends, in an advisory capacity, the deliberations of the governing bodies of approved management centres, approved associations and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common provisions

Article 1649 quater K

…oncerned of any shortcomings observed in the performance of their duties as defined in the articles 1649 quater C to 1649 quater H and having given them the opportunity to present their observations,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Va: Other forms of solidarity

Article 1691 bis A

…ruction are jointly and severally liable for payment of the development tax provided for in Article 1635 quater A with the taxpayer(s) mentioned in Article 1635 quater C.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 16

Where there is an urgent need to safeguard the estate, the mayor is required to provisionally affix the seals, subject to reporting without delay to the judicial court.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-2

…he shares that are the subject of the buyback offer pursuant to the eighth paragraph of Article L. 225-209-2. It indicates the valuation methods adopted to determine the minimum and maximum value of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-3

The expert's report is filed at the registered office at least fifteen days before the date of the General Meeting called to vote on the buyback. It shall be made available to shareholders and statuto…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-16

Failing receipt of the letter referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-14 within eight days of the dates defined in Article R. 53-8-14, the department managing the file shall send the Min…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-16

If the request for rectification or deletion is granted, the public prosecutor may also, within ten days, challenge this decision before the president of the investigating chamber. This challenge susp…

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