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Showing 14711480 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Infringement of the obligation to present accounts in electronic form, cost accounting or consolidated accounts

Article 1729 G

1. Any delay in the payment of sums due in respect of the advance payment provided for in 2° of 2 of Article 204 A or the additional withholding tax provided for in IV of Article 204 H shall give rise…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 E

…one of those provided for in a and b of the same 3, the company is liable for a fine equal to 8% or 12% respectively of the amount of subscriptions paid by taxpayers who benefited from the increased r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-17

Without prejudice to the occupational exposure limit values laid down in articles R. 4222-10, R. 4412-149 and R. 4412-150, the air or mixtures breathed during work must have the following characterist…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-6

Acceptance is the act by which the client declares acceptance of the work, with or without reservations. It takes place at the request of the most diligent party, either amicably or, failing that, jud…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-17

…by the same ministers determines the sums deducted from the guarantee fund under 6° of article R. 424-3. The Caisse centrale de réassurance, on behalf of the fund, transfers the sums mentioned in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases

Article L242-17

The chairman, directors or managing directors of a public limited company are liable to a fine of €150,000, issue shares or share denominations without the previously subscribed capital of the company…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1788 D

I.- Failure by a taxable person to comply with the obligations set out in Articles 290 and 290 A shall give rise to a fine of €250 per transmission, provided that the total of fines applied in respect…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-17

Under the financial section mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6332-3 relating to actions contributing to the development of skills for the benefit of companies with fewer than fifty employees: 1° The cost…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-17

A UCITS may enter into financial contracts meeting the characteristics of credit derivatives which satisfy the following criteria: 1° They make it possible to transfer the credit risk associated with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-17

…aining inactivated or attenuated micro-organisms or toxins, to which the provisions of articles R. 5124-58, R. 5141-140 and R. 5142-50 apply respectively.

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