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Showing 53915400 of 23635 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 8 Oct. 1980 – no. 79-12125

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VI: City of Paris

Article 1656 quater

…council is replaced by the reference to the Paris council. III. - For the application of articles 1382 and 1394, the City of Paris is assimilated to a department. However, City of Paris properties whi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-1

…ts exempted under the provisions of articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 undecies and 208 C of the French General Tax Code. This profit is reduced by the corresponding tax which, for compa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 41

I. - Capital gains subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies à 39 quindecies and realised by an individual on the occasion of the free transfer of a sole proprietorship may benefit from the follo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-3

…rtissement de la Dette Sociale (Social Debt Amortisation Fund) instituted by Article 1 of Ordinance no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the reimbursement of social debt; 8. Local authorities and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-12

…e rights arose after the declaration referred to in article L. 526-7. By derogation from articles 2284 and 2285 of the Civil Code:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-2

…inimum procedures provided for in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1502 of 8 September 2015 laying down the technical specifications and minimum procedures relating to guarant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The Managing Director

Article R6123-13

…g to the institution's missions within the limits set, where applicable, by the Board of Directors; 8° Represents the institution in legal proceedings and in civil acts under the conditions laid down,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-11

…by the medico-social establishments and services mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 311-8 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles ;c) The role and method of designation of referenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-2

For the purposes of calculating the contribution provided for in Article L. 1233-86 or Article L. 1237-19-11, the number of jobs lost is equal to the total number of employment contract terminations p…

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

Article R356-12

…d: a) The value of any assets of the undertaking mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 356-8 which corresponds to the financing of eligible own funds covering the Solvency Capital Requirement…

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