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Showing 41114120 of 23051 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 July 2007 – no. 05-19.373

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HX

…bis HW may not benefit from the scheme provided for venture capital companies by article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various provisions of an economic and financial nature, nor th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-7

…hich has not entered into an undertaking with France as referred to in article L. 4111-3 who, on 14 July 1972, can prove that they were duly registered with the Order of Physicians, Dental Surgeons or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article R344-6

…tanding guaranteed loans and risks underwritten, as referred to in Article 58 of Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 on the separation and regulation of banking activities, is sent to the Banque de France by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Transfers of company rights

Article 730 quater

…nds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to ordonnance no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR FUNERAL OPERATIONS

Article D1241-8

…ational des opérations funéraires are paid by the administration under the conditions set by Decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurred in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-19

…nal Committee for an opinion are the subject of reports presented by : 1° Employees governed by law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants; 2° Employees of regional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duty to devote oneself to one's duties

Article R8124-17

…re only possible under the conditions set out in article 25 septies of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983. These activities must not hinder the performance of their main duties or in any way preju…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1-2

…he person who filed the draft offer, acting alone or in concert within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-10 of the Commercial Code, does not hold a number of shares representing more than half of the capit…

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

Article R561-20-4

…e whether the transaction they are carrying out is one of those referred to in 3° of Article L. 561-10. II.When they carry out the operation referred to in I, the persons referred to in Article L. 561…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L.…

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