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Showing 68016810 of 22854 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Sept. 2013 – no. 12-21.089

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-19

Payments made by plan holders whose tax domicile is in France and whose tax assessment in respect of income for the penultimate year does not exceed the limit mentioned in 1 bis of article 1657 of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-31

If, at the time of his appearance, the wanted person declares that he consents to his surrender, the investigating chamber informs him of the legal consequences of his consent and of its irrevocable n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1456

…whose articles of association and operation are recognised as complying with the provisions of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of production cooperative companies. Excluded from the bene…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis

…micile in France. However, income from debt securities mentioned in the first paragraph of article 124 B are outside the scope of the withholding tax. The same applies to the redemption premium referr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-30

…ments mentioned in 2° of this I which are the subject of the agreement mentioned in article L. 1233-24-1 are not subject to the consultation of the social and economic committee provided for in this a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…her free of charge or for a fee, without complying with the conditions laid down in articles R. 322-24 and R. 322-25 of this Code; 4° For those responsible for first placing the equipment mentioned in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-13

…down in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-2

…ese conditions, in particular by articles L. 4111-7 and L. 4141-3-1, as well as by article 8 of law no. 71-1026 of 24 December 1971 amending the public health code; 2° Any person who, in possession of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-13

…e this information relates to a claim declared on behalf of the creditor pursuant to Article L. 622-24, it renders this declaration null and void if the judge has not ruled on the admission of the cla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-3

…declare their claims to the liquidator in accordance with the procedures set out in articles L. 622-24 to L. 622-27 and L. 622-31 to L. 622-33. If the determination of the tax base and calculation of…

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