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Showing 10411050 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 quater

…It is instituted a contribution on beverages other than alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of article L. 111-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services mentioned in II.I bis.-.The contri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-16

…the compensation that the victim has received from the insurer of the fund set up underarticle L. 426-1 of the Insurance Code or from the office that is substituted for it, in respect of the same hea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16

…n funds and commitments covered by the auxiliary appropriation accounts referred to in article L. 142-4, the maximum period for the reversal of sums transferred to the provision for profit sharing is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

…by each unitholder, or under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of I of article L. 214-164. In the latter case, unless the purpose of the fund is to subscribe to a transaction provide…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16

I. - Articles R. 354-2-1, R. 354-3-2 and R. 354-3-3 do not apply to supplementary occupational pension funds.II. - For the application of article R. 354-3 to supplementary occupational pension funds,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-168

…on the one hand, to be exposed to the risks, including insurance risks, referred to in article L. 214-175-1 and, on the other hand, to finance or hedge them in full, under the conditions provided fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AA

…in particular life insurance contracts, are taken out with organisations mentioned in I of article 1649 ter who are established outside France, subscribers are required to declare, at the same time a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial guarantee.

Article R512-16

I. - The financial guarantee is implemented on the sole grounds that the guaranteed intermediary is in default, without the guarantor being able to invoke the benefit of discussion against the credito…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-16

…were collected, this period being suspended during the payment periods provided for in article L. 324-12 at the most or, if earlier, until the date on which they are paid. All right holders are infor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Division of powers between professional leagues and federations

Article R132-16

The financial provisions are set out in a protocol attached to the agreement.

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