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Showing 27212730 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Advertising

Article A743-12

I.-The services listed under numbers 116 to 136 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Service number the service (table 2 of article appendix 4-7…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-7

The company is administered by a Board of Directors and managed by a Chief Executive Officer.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Levy on fixed-income investment income and income from European capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125 D

…household whose reference tax income for the penultimate year, as defined in 1° of IV of article 1417, is equal to or greater than the amounts mentioned in the last paragraph of I of article 125 A and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Points scale for animated works

Article 211-12

…into six groups as follows: I.-Production company and authors" group A maximum of 35 points are allocated to the "Production company and authors" group, divided between the following two sub-groups: 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Copies.

Article L511-75

…exactly the original with the endorsements and all other particulars appearing thereon. It must indicate where it stops. It may be endorsed and guaranteed in the same manner and with the same effects…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Copies.

Article L511-76

The copy must name the holder of the original document of title. The latter is bound to deliver the said document of title to the lawful bearer of the copy. If he refuses to do so, the bearer may exer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F quinquies

Sont soumis à la taxe de publicité foncière ou au droit d'enregistrement au taux de 0,70 %:A. With the exception of those referred to in I of A of 'article 1594-0 G, transfers for valuable considerati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Certificate of conformity

Article R752-44-12

The certificate of conformity may not be subject to reservations. Where applicable, it shall mention the differences noted with the commercial operating permit, which may not be substantial within the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 351-8, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Introductory chapter: Definitions

Article 120-1

…ormance, whether pre-existing or not, regardless of the presence or absence of an audience or the location of the recording. "Automatic financial aid": aid giving rise to the allocation of investment…

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