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Showing 37713780 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 E

…as not complied with the undertaking provided for in the second paragraph of paragraph 3 of Article 199 unvicies or one of those provided for in a and b of the same 3, the company is liable for a fine…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-16

…ccupational pension funds under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 334-3, R. 334-11, R. 334-17 and R. 385-1, up to the amount of the contribution paid by the undertaking or supplementary occup…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-16

…29 and L. 214-24-34; 3° A reliable valuation of them is available, in the following form: a) In the case of financial securities covered by 1° to 4° of I of Article R. 214-32-18, in the form of accura…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-17

…behalf of a client from another investment service provider other than an asset management company may rely on the due diligence performed by the latter investment service provider. The investment se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-16

…tioned in the same article, according to the rules and subject to the guarantees and sanctions applicable to the collection of contributions from the general social security scheme based on remunerati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-17

…ises: 1° A preamble mentioning the designation of the subject matter of the invention and the technical features which are necessary for the definition of the claimed elements but which, combined toge…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter D

…sonal data processing, the due diligence necessary to identify: 1° Sellers or service providers who carry out one or more of the transactions referred to in I of Article 1649 ter A and, where applicab…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-16

…R. 222-2 to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Non-compliance with conditions governing tax benefits

Article 1740-00 AB

…d in Article 242 septies will result in the payment of a fine of up to €50,000.The fine is not applicable, in the case of a first offence committed during the current calendar year and the three previ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Departmental fund

Article 1648 A

…From 2013, the departmental business tax equalisation funds existing in 2011 receive a State allocation totalling €423,291,955.From 2017, a reduction is applied to this allocation. For 2017, the am…

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