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Showing 66516660 of 25376 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – JurisData 1997-003951

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 41

…ficiary or beneficiaries referred to in a must attach to the declaration provided for in l'article 170, in respect of the year in progress on the date of the transfer and subsequent years, a statement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L4312-3

…ithin the same chapter, excluding articles whose appropriations are specialised.Within the limit of 7.5% of the actual expenditure of each of the sections, set when the budget is voted, the Regional C…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Affixing seals.

Article 1315

…ls; 6° A mention of the formalities completed, if any, in application of the articles 1311 to 1314; 7° An indication of the surname, first name and capacity of the persons who attended the operations,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-26

In the cases provided for in l'article L. 2221-7, the director of a public service company responsible for the operation of an industrial and commercial public service or the chairman of the board of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-4

…ceeds to regularise the situation under the same conditions as those provided for in article R. 123-7.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Policing of teaching activities

Article L212-13

…ly, from performing all or some of the functions mentioned in articles L. 212-1, L. 223-1 or L. 322-7 or from working with minors in the physical activity and sports establishments mentioned in articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-4

…college.No person may be elected or appointed in more than one of the categories mentioned in 1° to 7° of II of Article L. 1111-9-1.II. - A list is considered complete once it includes a candidate and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Investment services, services related to investment services and data communication services

Article D321-1

…ders relating to financial instruments or to one or more of the units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code;2. The service of executing orders on behalf of third parties consists o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of the borrower's solvency

Article L312-16

…ower at the request of the creditor. The creditor shall consult the file provided for in article L. 751-1, under the conditions set out in the order referred to in article L. 751-6, except in the case…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-8

…e lender forfeits the right to interest under the conditions set out in articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-7, the borrower is only obliged to repay the capital in accordance with the agreed repayment schedul…

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