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Showing 10611070 of 52040 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 May 2018 – no. 16-23627

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-16

No one may use the title of court-appointed administrator, outside the mission entrusted to him, by virtue of the second paragraph of article L. 811-2 or the second paragraph of Article L. 811-8 if he…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3c: Levy on dividends

Article 1671 C

…e the income and pay the levy under the conditions provided for in b of 1 of the same III. The levy may not be paid by the debtor.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-16

…le during the voting process. However, if the employer or the agreement provided for in article R. 2314-5 so provides, the number of voters may be revealed during the ballot. Where voting in envelopes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 A

…ers of trades and crafts competent within the jurisdiction of the administrative court.The taxpayer may request that one of the representatives appointed by the bodies representing the associations or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 bis

…ate of cessation of activity, a partner in a liberal practice company mentioned in Article 2 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of the liberal pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-16

In article R. 713-1-1:a) In the first, third and fourth paragraphs, the words: "chambre de commerce et d'industrie territoriale" are replaced by the words: "chambre d'agriculture, de commerce, d'indus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-16

Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-15 apply taking into account the nature of the service offered or provided, the nature of the financial instrument in question, and the professional or non-professional na…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-16

…nstitute of Industrial Property shall observe and observe itself the principle of contradiction. It may not base its decision on pleas, explanations or documents put forward or produced by the parties…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-169

The indemnities that may be due, as a result of the changes in jurisdictions provided for in Article R. 743-158, between the clerks of the commercial courts and the former clerks of the commercial cou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-16

…ence and Teaching Committee for its opinion, under the conditions set out in article R. 1261-17. It may refer to the Committee any question concerning the operation of the special purpose entity. II.-…

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