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Showing 37413750 of 20747 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 décembre 2001 n° 98-17320

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies B

…uary 2019 and until 31 December 2020 that have been the subject of a firm order from 20 September 2018. It also applies to the goods referred to in the same 1° to 7° manufactured as from 1 January 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-4

…r any criminal offence of which he is aware, is liable to imprisonment for five years and a fine of 18,000 euros. III. - The directors of the management company or the legal entity acting as custodian…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

…s service; and 2° Will benefit from protection against insolvency in accordance with Article L. 211-18. In order to comply with this I, the professional facilitating a tied travel service shall provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5-1

…the apprentice training centres and apprenticeship sections. The first paragraph of article L. 6222-18 is applicable at the initiative of the apprentice or one of the employers. The apprentice has an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

…8° Articles R. 6323-15 and R. 6323-16 relating to refusals to cover expenses; 9° Articles D. 6323-18-1 to D. 6323-18-4 relating to payment methods.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-30

…r and which assume responsibility for them. The sufficient guarantee provided for in article L. 211-18 is defined as the guarantee of all funds received from the end consumer in respect of tourist pac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1456

…r cooperative production company under the conditions provided for in the amended article 25 of law n° 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production. The exemption is, ho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-28

…de of Civil Procedure. The price supplement is set in accordance with the terms set out in articles 1843-4 of the Civil Code and 17 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 septvicies

…9-462 du 6 juillet 1989 tendant à améliorer les rapports locatifs et portant modification de la loi n° 86-1290 du 23 décembre 1986, que le contribuable acquiert entre le 1er janvier 2009 et le 31 déce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-32

I. - During the period of a takeover bid for a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Board of Directors or the Management Board, with the authorisation of the target…

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