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Showing 52015210 of 24710 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13-11-1962 n° 60-10.147

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-87

Licitations (numbers 48 to 50 in table 5) give rise to the collection of:1° In the case of a licitation by mutual agreement:a) If indivision ceases, an emolument proportional to all the assets licence…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-26

The classification, labels and aid awarded in year n are renewed in year n + 1. When general measures taken by the public authorities to prohibit or restrict access to cinematographic establishments a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking transactions, payment services, issuance and management of electronic money

Article R754-1

…m the decreeR. 312-1no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 October 2013R. 312-4-2n° 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016R. 312-4-3n° 2020-889 of 20…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-59

The craft businesses referred to in the seventh paragraph of article L. 431-14 are defined in the first paragraph of article 1 of decree no. 62-235 of 1 March 1962 amended by article 1 of decree no. 7…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article R5211-38

Except in the cases provided for by IV of Article L. 5210-1-1 and by Articles 60 and 61 of the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, decisions are taken by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Penal provisions.

Article R247-1

The fine provided for in Article 5 of the 131-13 of the French Penal Code for fifth-class offences is punishable the fact, for the chairman, director, the chief executive or manager of a company whose…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-61-1

I. - When it decides that a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 which is a subsidiary of a group within the meaning of I of Article L. 511-20 meets the conditions for initiating resolution pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-61-2

I. - When consulted by the consolidated resolution authority with a view to reaching a joint decision on a group resolution scheme referred to in Article L. 613-60-2, the resolution college shall prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-61

The resolution college shall provide all the cooperation required to the consolidated resolution authority and to the other member authorities of the colleges of resolution authorities defined in Arti…

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