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Showing 47614770 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
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4221-15-3

The provisions of articles R. 4221-15-1 and R. 4221-15-2 are applicable before the National Council. The decisions of the National Council are also notified to the competent Regional Council or Centra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-133

…ber 118 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 3.870% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.596% From €1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal voting.

Article R723-13

The postal vote attendance list is made up of the attendance list provided for in article R. 723-19. Failing this, a copy of the list of voters provided for in this article takes the place of the list…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A ter

…status may, by means of a concordant decision taken under the conditions laid down in I of Article 1639 A bis, institute a 30% allowance applied to the rental value of premises used for residential pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15-1

…olution at the company's request.It may also be decided ex officio by the Autorité in the following cases: 1° The company has obtained authorisation by making false declarations or by any other irregu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A sexies

…or determining the rental value of an industrial building or land pursuant to articles 1499-00 A or 1500, the resulting change in rental value is subject to a reduction under the conditions set out in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Opinion on agreements for the transfer of personnel and property (R)

Article R1425-13

…service to issue an opinion on all or part of the draft agreements provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-17.The parties to the draft agreement have a period of one month from rec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-130

…o the collection of a fee proportional to the amount of the investment, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 2.580% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.064% From €17,000 to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-151

In the case of associations in the event of survival, the distribution concerns the entire assets of the association. It is made between the beneficiaries in proportion to the amount of their subscrip…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-135

The distribution of denarii by contribution (number 122 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the gross assets, according to the following scale:Tranches of assessme…

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