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Showing 50115020 of 23460 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 July 2013

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-118

…es of Association, meetings are convened in accordance with the article 40 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-34

…0, are paid for by the local authority under the conditions defined by the decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurred in the temporary tra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-2

…311-2 n'est pas applicable; 5° A l'article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016" and the words: "by Chapters II and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-3

…cal authority staff;6° Under the conditions set out in Article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to the service…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-7

…to submit observations before the Cour de cassation must comply with the provisions of Article 126-9, which is reproduced in the notice, as well as the first paragraph of l'article 126-11. The notice…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Resolution

Article 1229

…ified as termination. Restitution takes place under the conditions set out in articles 1352 to 1352-9.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to requests for information issued by the French services

Article R49-36

…quest for information relates to an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Article 695-23 and punishable in France by a custodial sentence of at least three years' imprisonment and, se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…ary 2021 and 31 December 2024 to the capital of companies mentioned in the article 2 of law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, subject to corporation tax under the co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56

…inancial holding company in the Union, within the meaning of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, which is subject to an internal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 D

The capital gains that may arise from a transaction referred to in article 48 of law n° 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production are taxable in the name of the socié…

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