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Showing 55215530 of 37356 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 12 May 2010

French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

I. - Companies subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax reduction equal to 25% of the amount of sums paid in respect of cash subscriptions made between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-15

…nd which received more than 3% of the votes cast in the elections provided for in 3° of article L. 2122-9, and the employers' professional organisations which are representative at national and cross-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article R532-8

…headquartered in a country other than France, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, on its own initiative or at the request of the Autorité des marchés financiers, ask the authori…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-6-1

I. The acts provided for in 1° and 2° of Article L. 122-6 are not subject to authorisation by the author where they are necessary to enable the software to be used, in accordance with its intended pur…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Issuing the summons to pay as a form of seizure to the debtor

Article R321-3

…sell it out of court, or to give a power of attorney to that effect, and a statement that the sale may only be concluded with the authorisation of the enforcement judge; 9° A summons, where the prope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-1

…the Council of 5 April 2017 and experimental or ancillary medicinal products defined in Article L. 5121-1-1, and to ensure their quality ;2° Carrying out any clinical pharmacy action, namely contribut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Labelling.

Article R5141-73

…ection system in place; 11° Any other information required by the marketing authorisation decision; 12° The words "for veterinary use". 13° Where applicable, the words "to be dispensed only on prescri…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-18

In the event of a stoppage due to bad weather, employees who cannot be employed by their employer may be placed by their company at the disposal of public authorities to carry out work in the public i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10

…ing into account the other resources available to this section. This contribution is between 0% and 12% of the total expenses of the last financial year of this section. This percentage is set by orde…

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

Article 210 F

…fers made between a transferor and a transferee who are related to each other within the meaning of 12 of l'article 39. II. - The application of I is subject to the condition that the transferee compa…

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