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Showing 52915300 of 24728 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 10-27.701

French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

…vided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-5 and in Articles L. 642-6, L. 642-13 and L. 642-17 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L6441-1

…L. 6329-1 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018.For the application of Article L. 6147-10 in New Caledonia, the secon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

…ing receivership proceedings, in the situations and under the conditions set out in Articles L. 631-17, L. 631-18, L. 631-19 and L. 631-22 of the French Commercial Code; 4° During compulsory liquidati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-65

…successive rights ending indivision:Base rangesApplicable rateFrom 0 to €6,5002.580%From €6,500 to €17,0001,064%From €17,000 to €60,0000.709%Over €60,0000.532%2° According to the following scale, in c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-160

…ccording to the following scale:Tranches of base Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 3.870% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.596% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.064% Over €60,000 0.799%2° After expropriation:a) Without an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-1

…Futuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 Ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-95

…500 or more 500 or more units 0 to €6,500 3.870% 3.096% 2.580% 1.935% 1.548% 1.290% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.596% 1.277% 1.064% 0.798% 0.639% 0.532% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.064% 0.851% 0.709% 0.532%…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-7

…the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, subject to the powers of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution concerning struc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Beef and veal, sheepmeat and pigmeat

Article R412-30

…icle 13, Article 14, Article 15 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 15a of amended Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-114

…ts or amicable allocation:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 4.837% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.995% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.330% Over €60,000 0.998%2° A proportional fee, according to…

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