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Showing 47314740 of 21427 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31 March 2004

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-3

…liquidator in accordance with the procedures set out in articles L. 622-24 to L. 622-27 and L. 622-31 to L. 622-33. If the determination of the tax base and calculation of the tax is in progress, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 964

…in respect of each year during which the taxpayer retains his or her tax domicile in France, until 31 December of the fifth year following that during which the tax domicile was established in France…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…several pharmacies. However, these provisions do not apply to the cases provided for by the law of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-14

…of personalised information, subject to the provisions of articles 54 to 66-3 of law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 on the reform of certain legal professions, as well as tools to help them understan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-24

…institution with one or more branches in another Member State within the meaning of Article L. 613-31-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall immediately inform the competent au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102

…schemes, of Article L. 225-197-1 of this code, of article L. 3324-10 of the Labour Code, of article 31-2 of order no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 relating to the governance and capital transactions of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-13

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-22

To exercise the powers of the arrondissement council, the city council or the Paris council delegates, in the cases and under the conditions that it determines, to the arrondissement council the power…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-19

The Institute may grant credit institutions and other market participants advances or loans guaranteed by appropriate collateral. The Institute may carry out documentary and on-site inspections of cre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-55

In establishments manufacturing medicated feed, the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge or, where applicable, the pharmacist or veterinarian referred to in Article R. 5142-54 ensures that : 1° Only m…

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