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Showing 42514260 of 20534 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 January 2012

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-2

…ppeal are lodged under the conditions provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article R. 17 and in Articles R. 18 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-5

…soever, subject to the provisions laid down in the regulatory act adopted pursuant to the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-51

…or in Article L. 5121-5 and meeting the requirements mentioned in the authorisation provided for in 17° of Article L. 5121-1 may be transferred with a view to distribution.Only advanced therapy medici…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-6

…n method as set out in Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013 of 19 December 2012 ;b) The fund rules or articles of association shall define the conditions under which cash borr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies F

…eaning of Article 4 B who carry out reconstruction, extension, repair or improvement work between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2012. This tax reduction applies: a) To expenditure relating to a dwell…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-8

…hen this failure is also liable to be subject to a financial penalty under 4° bis of article L. 162-17-4 of the Social Security Code, the penalties may be combined up to the limit of the highest amoun…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-5

…terrupted or postponed until 31 December 2020, aid will only be granted if filming is resumed by 31 January 2021 at the latest. If filming is interrupted or postponed after 1st January 2021, support w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

…from an exemption provided for in articles 1384,1384 A, in IIa of Article 1385 or acquired before 1 January 1998 with a view to their rental with financial assistance from the State pursuant to 3° of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 E

…1. In order to benefit from the exemption, the owner must provide the tax department, before 1st January of the first year for which the exemption is applicable or renewable, with the undertaking g…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Provisions common to industrial establishments and commercial premises

Article 1501 bis

…s I, the following definitions apply. For the purposes of this I, the valuation reference date is 1 January 2021 or, for assets created after this date, 1 January of the year in which they were create…

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