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Showing 24112420 of 51862 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8-2-2024 n° 22-22.301

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 848 bis

The fraction of shares in rural landholding groups, provided for by article L. 322-22 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime, representative of forestry assets and that representative of agricultur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-8

Any sums received by the liquidator in the performance of his duties shall be immediately paid into a deposit account at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. In the event of delay, the liquidator s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-8

Where the damage suffered is of the serious nature referred to in II of Article L. 1142-1, the Commission will issue an opinion on the circumstances, causes, nature and extent of the damage, and on th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quaterdecies

I. - The employee benefit corresponding to the value, at their acquisition date, of the shares allocated under the conditions defined in articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-5, L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-8

The securities custodian may, under the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, entrust all or part of its tasks to a third party.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89

I.-On receipt of the interested party's observations, the Agency may ask him to provide additional information and documents within a time limit that it shall determine and may submit these observatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-8

The revenues of the Etablissement Français du Sang are made up of : 1° Income from activities relating to labile blood products ; 1° bis Income from activities relating to the supply of plasma for tra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Rights of foreign nationals in waiting zones

Article R343-8

In addition to the reimbursement of their travel expenses, calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down for travel by civil servants for the Ministry of Justice, each person appointed as an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-8

The right to renew the lease may only be invoked by the owner of the business that is being operated on the premises. The business converted, where applicable, under the conditions provided for in sec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-83

The company shall send shareholders or make available to them, under the conditions provided for in articles R. 225-88 and R. 225-89, the following information contained in one or more documents: 1° T…

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