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Showing 30213030 of 19301 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Jan. 2011 – no. 09-72.510

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-138-1

For the application of article L. 3332-18 of the French Labour Code relating to capital increases reserved for members of a company savings plan, where the general meeting has waived preferential subs…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 unvicies

…d for the subscriptions mentioned in 1, retained within the limit of 25% of overall net income and €18,000.3. The tax reduction is equal to 30% of the sums withheld in 2.The rate mentioned in the firs…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 undecies

…n 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 to the capital of companies mentioned in the article 2 of law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, subject to corporation tax unde…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-65

…by public auction, without having to meet the conditions set out in 3°, 4° and 5° of article R. 321-18, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the Eu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…17-Prohibition of multi-storey or basement buildings and work on several levels; 4° Article R. 4462-18-Immobilisation in the open position of sliding doors when there are workers inside premises where…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 quater B

…losses resulting from the transfer, carried out pursuant to a trust transaction defined in article 2011 of the Civil Code, into a trust estate of assets and rights entered on the assets side of the b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Sommaire

…15. Payment of court rulings 16. Repayment of loans and fees 17. Taxes, duties and similar payments 18. Settlement and reprieve of debt Heading 2. Staff costs 21. Staff costs of local authorities, the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…nd enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters ;- Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and coope…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

…Monthly number of delegation hours Total delegation hours 11 à 24 1 10 10 25 à 49 2 10 20 50 à 74 4 18 72 75 à 99 5 19 95 100 à 124 6 21 126 125 à 149 7 21 147 150 à 174 8 21 168 175 à 199 9 21 189 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…ovider does not have the capacity to block the account or the payment instrument; 5° Article L. 133-18, I, II and IV of Article L. 133-19 and Articles L. 133-20, L. 133-23 and L. 133-23-1 may not appl…

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