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Showing 41014110 of 22424 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Dec. 2003 – no. 01-11.923

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-66-1

A local investment fund may borrow up to 10% of its assets.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…inance, the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Tourism in application ofarticle 79 of law no. 2001-1276 on the amending finance law for 2001, including the possible allocation of financial a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 X

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-18-1

…part-time for therapeutic reasons receive all the fixed emoluments provided for in article R. 6153-10, the allowance provided for in 3° of article D. 6153-10-1 and, where applicable, the compensation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article R4437-5

I. - For the application to Mayotte of article R. 4432-10, references to articles R. 4432-1 to R. 4432-7 are replaced by references to articles R. 4437-3 and R. 4437-4.II. - For the application to May…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-2

…nts, after carrying out an audit of the financial statements. 02. In accordance with article L. 823-10-1 du code de commerce, sans préjudice des obligations d'information résultant des rapports à émet…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals aged between sixteen and eighteen who declare that they wish to work

Article L421-35

…424-3, L. 424-4, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 or L. 426-10. In all other cases, they may apply for a temporary residence permit, the resident permit provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article L3332-25

Except in the cases listed in the Conseil d'Etat decree provided for in article L. 3324-10, shares or units acquired on behalf of employees and former employees are delivered to them at the end of a m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 G

…applicable to the issue of copies and information provided for by articles 2 and 3 of the arrêté du 10 octobre 2008 pris pour l'application des articles 10 du décret n° 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 et 9 du…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2

…The amount of the fine may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of the average annual turnover, calculated on the basis of the last three annual turnover figure…

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