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Showing 33913400 of 57361 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 May 1997 · CA Rouen 2 December 1999

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-2

Chapter I bis of Title III of Book I of Part Three is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 267

…ncluded in the taxable amount:1° Taxes, duties and levies of any kind except value added tax itself.2° Expenses ancillary to the supply of goods or services such as commission, interest, packaging, tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Offences common to the various forms of commercial companies.

Article R247-2

The fine provided for in Article 5 of the 131-13 of the French Penal Code for fifth-class offences shall be imposed if the chairman, director, chief executive or manager of a company issues securities…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 A

1. Net capital gains and profits generated on all assets contributed as a result of a merger are not subject to corporation tax.The same applies to any capital gains generated by the acquiring company…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 201

The investigating chamber may, in all cases, at the request of the public prosecutor, one of the parties or even of its own motion, order any additional information that it deems useful. It may also,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book IV: Securities

Article 2287

The provisions of this Book shall not prevent the application of the rules laid down in the event of the opening of safeguard, legal redress or legal liquidation proceedings or in the event of the ope…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVIII: Declaration of commissions, brokerage, rebates, fees, royalties, partners' remuneration and profit shares

Article 240

…who, in the exercise of their profession, pay commission, brokerage, commercial or other rebates, occasional or other fees, gratuities and other remuneration to third parties must declare these sums.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 204

…revious year. 1 bis. Taxes established after the death under the conditions provided by Article L 172 of the Book of Tax Procedures in the event of omission or insufficient taxation, as well as any ot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-20

…hen the commission rules, in a restricted formation, on the requests mentioned in 3° of article L. 6213-2 and in article L. 6213-2-1 or, in a plenary formation, on the requests mentioned in 1° of arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-2

The following may also practise as medical biologists:1° From the date of entry into force of Ordinance no. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 on medical biology, a person who fulfils the conditions for pract…

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