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Showing 47414750 of 21018 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 14 février 2003 n° 00-19423

French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…° The rate applicable to capital gains resulting from contribution transactions carried out between 14 November and 31 December 2012 is determined in accordance with A of IV of Article 10 of Law 2012-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…1° The establishment project ;2° The contract and agreement mentioned in II and III of article L. 114-16 ;3° The annual activity report drawn up by the Director;4° The organisation of the centre and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article A143-4

The notice referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 143-2-2 contains the following information 1° The name, country of origin and name of the authority responsible for supervising the suppleme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

…dget and its revisions; 12° The annual accounts; 13° Borrowings and maximum outstanding cash loans; 14° Acceptance of gifts and legacies; 15° the acquisition of financial holdings and participation in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D1-13

…mention in the direct summons or in the report provided for by Articles 390-1,393 or 495-8 and 495-14; 2° In the event of an indictment, by a statement in the first appearance report following the pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-13

…ality is subject to a levy under this article and benefits from an allocation under article L. 2531-14, the amount of the levy may not exceed that of the allocation. The levy for municipalities that h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8-1

…nt and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° The fact, for the qualified person mentioned in II of Article L. 5142-1, of releasing a batch of veterinary medicinal products that have not been manufactured in acco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XX: Tax on financial transactions

Article 235 ter ZD

…rket practices accepted by the Autorité des marchés financiers pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-236, R. 127-1 to R. 134-17, R. 143-23, R. 145-9 to D. 145-19, R. 145-22 to D. 146-2. Articles R. 123-220 to R. 123-34-1 only apply…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-6

…istration designating France, in accordance with Articles 39 and 40 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017, constitutes a prior claim enforceable under I of Article L. 711-3. Where a trade mark…

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