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Showing 56215630 of 39157 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 14 May 2013 – no. 12-17637

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R511-18

…nformation referred to in g), h), i) and k) of paragraph 1 of Article 450 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 published by credit institutions,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies F

…to in the second paragraph of article L. 223-1 of the French Commercial Code subject to income tax may set aside a provision for compliance expenditure in respect of financial years ending before 1 J…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-8

…a financial penalty under 4° bis of article L. 162-17-4 of the Social Security Code, the penalties may be combined up to the limit of the highest amount of one of the penalties incurred;6° Failure to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-4

…borrower; 12° Complaints; 13° Consequences for the borrower of non-compliance with its commitments; 14° Where applicable, additional information; 15° The authorities authorised to ensure compliance wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-3

…the granting of double voting rights 13° Clauses relating to the approval of transferees of shares; 14° Provisions relating to the distribution of profits, the creation of reserves and the distributio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-13

…nd until the day on which the documentary search prior to the report provided for in Article L. 612-14 has been commenced, the applicant may file new claims. The option of filing new claims is open to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies E

…eferred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-1 of the Commercial Code subject to income tax may set aside a provision for investment in respect of financial years closed before 1 January 2010.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Managing Director

Article R411-17

…or social tourism and leisure facilities and the actions mentioned in articles L. 411-13 and L. 411-14, in compliance with the general conditions of allocation determined by the Board of Directors, an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-4

…mentioned in articles L. 6323-11, L. 6323-11-1, L. 6323-27 and L. 6323-34 respectively, the account may, at the request of its holder, be topped up with additional rights to ensure the financing of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-33

…gned to a company investment fund are remunerated for all employees at an identical rate. This rate may not be lower than the rate mentioned inarticle 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the…

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