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Showing 10311040 of 21660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Sept. 2018 – no. 16-13917

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AC

…ch the declaration must be filed.The processing mentioned in the second paragraph is subject to law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.II. - For the pur…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-16

…subordinated debt or other eligible own funds subject to the limits provided for in Article R. 351-26, they are considered as eligible own funds up to the amounts resulting from the application of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

In accordance with the provisions of articles 39-3 and 495-22, the Public Prosecutor of the Judicial Court of Rennes is competent to: 1° Where the information in the official report does not comply wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-sectional imaging equipment used for diagnostic radiology purposes

Article R6123-161

…ion holder has only one of the two types of equipment mentioned in a and b of 2° of article R. 6122-26 on the geographical site concerned, it draws up an agreement with an authorisation holder who has…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

…products mentioned by Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014, as well as ciders and perries meeting the legal definition of these beverages and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-16

The professional practice standard relating to the recognition of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements resulting from non-compliance with legal and regulatory texts, approved…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX octies: Taxe spéciale d'équipement au profit de l'établissement public Société du Grand Paris (Special equipment tax for Société du Grand Paris)

Article 1609 G

…for the benefit of the Société du Grand Paris public establishment created by the article 7 of law no. 2010-597 of 3 June 2010 relative to Greater Paris, a special equipment tax intended to finance t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-2-1

With effect from 1st July 1991, any clause in the Articles of Association which makes participation in the General Meeting or the election of members of the General Meeting subject to the payment of a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-1-2

The articles of association of mutual insurance companies may specify a "raison d'être", consisting of the principles which they adopt and for which they intend to allocate resources in order to carry…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-4-1

Articles L. 210-10 to L. 210-12 of the Commercial Code, with the exception of 5° of Article L. 210-10, are applicable to mutual insurance companies.

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