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Showing 40314040 of 22424 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Dec. 2003 – no. 01-11.923

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 octies

In accordance with articles L. 442-1and L. 443-10 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, the daily remuneration for services rendered and the allowances mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-73

…tion of the procedures for exercising the options defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-105 and in the third paragraph of Article L. 225-108, in particular the postal address and, where ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-7

…t out in I, II and III of this article and the disclosure requirement set out in I of article L. 22-10-48 do not apply to the shares, agreements and financial instruments referred to in this article a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-7

…s article and of the decree adopted for its application is deemed unwritten.The I of Article L. 225-100-1, article L. 225-102-1 and, for companies covered by chapter X of this title, articles L. 22-10…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

…y copyright or by a related right or by audiovisual exploitation rights mentioned in article L. 333-10 of the French Sports Code on electronic communications networks, the Autorité de Régulation de la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2313-1

…n; 5° Outstanding debt/population; 6° Overall operating allocation/population. In municipalities of 10,000 inhabitants or more, this data also includes the following ratios: 7° Personnel expenditure/a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-20-3

…racts and, where applicable, their beneficial owners, are persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 561-10. These measures are adapted to the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing to which the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to certain overseas collectivities

Article R3131-16

…aint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Articles R. 3131-4 to R. 3131-9 do not apply ; 2° II of article R. 3131-10 is replaced by the following provisions: "II.-The ORSAN plan is drawn up by the Prefect. " ; 3° I…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-3

…Ineligibility is not applied or is reduced under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-23-3-10 and without prejudice to the granting of a suspended suspension pursuant to article L. 232-23-3-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-2

…e equivalent of four times the legal weekly working time for mayors of municipalities with at least 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of municipalities with at least 30,000 inhabitants;2° To the eq…

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