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Showing 27812790 of 21427 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31 March 2004

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1456

…hares to enable the cooperative members to hold at least 50% of the company's capital no later than 31 December of the seventh year following the year of conversion into a société coopérative de produ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-11

When the company is formed or during its existence, preference shares may be created, with or without voting rights, with special rights of any kind, on a temporary or permanent basis. These rights ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to systematic internalisers

Article L533-32

A systematic internaliser is an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company which, on an organised, frequent, systematic and substantial basis, deals on own account by execu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-10

…Title III of Law No. 75-1334 of 31 Decem…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that have the nature of a sub-contract

Article L2393-13

…Law no. 75-1334 of 31 December…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Household and other waste

Article L2573-30

…lly applicable regulations".IV. - All of the services set out in this paragraph must be provided by 31 December 2024 at the latest. Communes shall submit a provisional equipment and upgrading plan rel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article R561-37-1

…29, when they relate to terrorism or organised crime associated with terrorism, and to Article 561-31-2 of this Code and Articles 60-1, 77-1-1 and 99-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.561-29, when…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

…whether or not they have a job, in application of the tripartite agreement mentioned in article L. 5312-3; 3° The conditions under which Pôle emploi implements public employment policy measures;4° The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis-0 A

…s.II. - The accounting obligations relating to repurchase agreements are set out in articles L. 211-31 to L. 211-33 of the Monetary and Financial Code.III. - In the event of default by one of the part…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-5

…professional secrecy of the defence and counsel, provided for in article 66-5 of law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, except in the cases provided for…

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