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Showing 110 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations of the agent.

Article 1996

The agent shall owe interest on the sums which he has employed for his use from the date of such employment; and on those of which he is in arrears from the day on which he is put in default.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of tax

Article 223 N

…ax due, the excess is refunded to the parent company within the period provided for in Article 1668(2). In this case, the total tax assessment referred to in 4 bis of article 1668 is that of the paren…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Tax credit for the purchase of a company's capital

Article 220 nonies

…the purpose of repurchasing all or part of the capital of a company, carried out until 31 December 2022 under the conditions mentioned in II, may benefit from a tax credit.For each financial year, th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 N

The tax credit defined in article 244 quater M is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company under the conditions set out in article 199 ter L.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: The different ways in which the term of office ends.

Article 2009

In the above cases, the agent's undertakings are enforced against third parties who are acting in good faith.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: The different ways in which the term of office ends.

Article 2003

The mandate ends:By the revocation of the mandatary,By the latter's renunciation of the mandate,By the death, guardianship of adults or the insolvency of either the principal or the mandatary.The mand…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-9

…form of: 1° In the case mentioned in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-10

…epertory works within the meaning of article…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to referring courts

Article 1031-22

When the Court of Reconsideration grants a request for reconsideration of the appellant's appeal, the proceedings continue before the full court.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-10

…ation that the conditions set out in article…

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