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Showing 38713880 of 20081 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 30 January 2019

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L774-6

…ecember 2020 L. 511-83 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-84 and L. 511-84-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 511-85 to L. 511-88 Order no. 2014 158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-89 and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 787 B

…s, entre vifs ou, en pleine propriété, à un fonds de pérennité mentionné à l'article 177 of law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses if the following con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…nts, municipalities and public establishments mentioned in article 2 of amended law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, provided for inarticle 7 o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

…er of a radio or television service or its distributor, within the meaning of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, which provides to a natural person, via re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27

…ails to meet the Minimum Capital Requirement, and without prejudice to Articles L. 352-8 and R. 352-30, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall immediately communicate to the colleg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L613-49-1

…ed holding company. V.-In the case of a group comprising a central body mentioned in Article L. 511-30 and the network of institutions and companies affiliated to this central body, the resolution col…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

…provisions referred to in the first paragraph do not apply to capital subscriptions made as from 1 January 1991.2 In the event of termination of the agreement pronounced under the conditions provided…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 121

…ority at the end of the concession ; 2° Repayments from reserves incorporated into capital before 1 January 1949 and sums incorporated before that date into capital or reserves on the occasion of a me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-7

…ew rental contract for a building used wholly or partly for residential purposes and built before 1 January 1949. If such a report establishes the absence of lead-containing coverings or the presence…

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