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Showing 58515860 of 21410 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 Sept. 2022 – no. 19-26203

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-15

In the event that the individual limited liability entrepreneur renounces the appropriation or in the event of his death, the declaration mentioned in Article L. 526-7 ceases to have effect. However,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-11

…Minister for Youth and the Minister for Sport draw up the specifications provided for in article R. 212-10-9. These specifications include 1° General clauses relating to the training body's ability to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-4

I. - When, as the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for authorisation to use an internal risk…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-5

…of consciousness, pain assessment;20° Carrying out, monitoring and renewing non-medicated dressings;21° Making and monitoring dressings and bandages other than those mentioned in article R. 4311-7 ;22…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-7

…ressing, irrigation and monitoring of a wound, fistula or stoma;20° Care and monitoring of a plasty;21° Participation in scar or stoma dilatation techniques;22° Care and monitoring of an intubated or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies

…e company receiving the contribution in accordance with the procedures set out in d of 3 of Article 210 A for company mergers.By way of derogation from b, the contributor may opt for taxation at the r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-50

In the event of the temporary impediment or death of the Chairman, the Board of Directors may delegate a director to act as Chairman. In the event of temporary impediment, this delegation is given for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Revenue declarations

Article 287

1. Any taxpayer liable for value added tax identified in accordance with the combined provisions of articles 286 ter and 286 ter A is required to submit to the tax department to which he belongs and w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Interest on arrears

Article 1727

I. - Any tax claim, the establishment or collection of which is the responsibility of the tax authorities, which has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of late pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

…ferred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1 of this Code that are admitted to trading on a trading venue or for which an application for ad…

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