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Showing 28712880 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-15

…territorial collectivity and fulfilling the conditions of eligibility provided for in article L. 4123-5 is at least equal to twice the minimum number provided for the departmental councils.Until such…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-15

…ng to ask the next general meeting to deliberate on the matters raised. This report shall be communicated to the works council. If, at the end of the general meeting, the statutory auditor finds that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts

Article L721-15

…quest, with information relating to all types of accounts and safes that it centralises in order to carry out the duties assigned to it by Article L. 721-14, for the purpose of recovering all types of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension.

Article D211-15

…in Article L. 211-29 are determined as follows: 1° Financial securities or instruments created physically are said to be delivered if, at the time of the repurchase agreement, they are effectively and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI ter : Determination of income realised by companies on the disposal of certain fixed-income securities

Article 238 septies F

In the event of the transfer of securities mentioned in article 118, at 6° and 7° of article 120 and to Article 1678 bis as well as treasury bills on formulas and entered on the balance sheet of a com…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-15

I.-Health and social action inspectors, public health medical inspectors, public health pharmacist inspectors, health engineers, health study engineers, health technicians, as well as inspectors and i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Common provisions.

Article 1380

Claims under articles 772, 794, 810-5, 812-3, 813-1, 813-7, 813-9 and the second paragraph of article 814, articles 815-6, 815-7, 815-9 and 815-11 of the Civil Code shall be brought before the preside…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article R812-23-2

When a person mentioned in III of article L. 812-2 is unable to carry out his duties due to a suspension or a ban imposed under the conditions provided for in 3° and 4° of II of Article L. 814-10-2, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 Z bis

The tax credit defined in Article 220 quaterdecies is deducted in full from the corporation tax due by the executive production company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-15

The act of recording or causing to be recorded on a file, in breach of the provisions of article L. 312-22, the names of persons making use of the right of withdrawal, is punishable by a fine of 300,0…

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