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Showing 16311640 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17

…es in favour of the purchaser in a shared electronic registration system referred to in article L. 211-3.II. - If the securities are admitted to trading by a central depository or delivered to a finan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-17

The application for employability assistance, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Employment, includes : 1° Information relating to the identity of the beneficiary and their employ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

…1, L. 228-5, L. 228-43 to L. 228-89, L. 242-10, L. 245-9 to L. 245-12 (1°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of the French Commercial Code apply to bonds issued by associations. The provisions mentioned in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-17

…after the expiry of the ten-day period provided for in Article 149-3, the chairman of the committee may, after notifying the persons listed at 1° to 3° of Article R. 40-4, decide that there is no need…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Telephone canvassing and commercial prospecting

Article L221-17

…out in article L. 221-16, the use of a masked number is prohibited. The number displayed before the call is established pursuant to the first paragraph is assigned to the trader on whose behalf the ca…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Managing Director

Article R411-17

…stimates of income and expenditure and amending decisions, and presenting the financial statements; 7° Representing the agency in legal proceedings, in all civil acts and in its dealings with third pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-17

…travel allowances of doctors required under the provisions of articles R. 3354-5 and R. 3354-10 are calculated in accordance with articles R. 110, R. 111 and R. 117 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies F

…torial councils of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the congress of New Caledonia and the assembly of French Polynesia may, in their respective territories, by deliberation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9: Sanctions against third parties

Article 1740 A

The fact of knowingly issuing documents, such as certificates, receipts, statements, invoices or attestations, enabling a taxpayer to unduly obtain a deduction from taxable income or profit, a tax cre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R3123-19-2

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the departmental council acquires his or her individual training rights recorded…

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