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Showing 36213630 of 36440 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 mai 2006 n° 04-19551

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article L4141-2

…nked to a temporary or seasonal increase in activity, pursuant to 1° and 2° of article 3 of the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statuaires relatives à la fonction publique territo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-3

…tor, the statutory auditors constitute the statutory audit body. 02. In accordance with article L. 823-15 of the French Commercial Code, the statutory auditors shall jointly conduct an examination of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-24

…P-620. NEP-620 Intervention by an expert Introduction 01. Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 823-13 of the French Commercial Code and Article 7 of the profession's Code of Ethics, the statutory…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L710-1

…regional chamber of commerce and industry, do not have legal personality.As an exception to the loi n° 52-1311 du 10 décembre 1952 relative à l'établissement obligatoire d'un statut du personnel admin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89-1

…es a refusal or fails to make a decision within the time limit stipulated in 3° of II of article R. 232-89 ; 2° If no agreement is reached within the time limit mentioned in the first and third paragr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-25

…nstituted at that same date for the same scenario.II. - III of article R. 385-22 and article R. 385-23 apply to the convergence plans required pursuant to I.III. - When deciding to set an enhanced sol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

I. - Taxpayers who, between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, create activities in the zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in the B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I: Definition of overall net income

Article 1 A

A single annual personal income tax known as income tax is established. This tax is levied on the taxpayer's overall net income determined in accordance with the provisions of articles 156 to 168.This…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-5-1

I. - An online payment service meeting the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat is made available to users by: 1° Local authorities and their public establishments; 2° Public health es…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

The penalty or administrative pecuniary fine notified by the competent authority of a Member State of the European Union other than France and imposed on a service provider established in France in co…

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