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Showing 59315940 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-2-1

…ns to a consumer is governed by this Book and by articles L. 222-1 to L. 222-3, L. 222-6 and L. 222-13 to L. 222-16, L. 222-18, L. 232-4 and L. 242-15 of the Consumer Code; 2° For the purposes of 1°,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-18

…sons exercising effective management within the meaning of Articles L. 322-3-2 of this Code, L. 211-13 of the Mutual Code and L. 931-7-1 of the Social Security Code, the Board of Directors or the Supe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-1

…is ability to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence; and - takes appropriate action. Documentation 13. The statutory auditor shall include in his file: - the formalisation of verbal exchanges with th…

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

Article 209

I. - Subject to the provisions of this section, profits liable to corporation tax shall be determined in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 34 to 45,53 A to 57,108 to 117,237 ter A et 302…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…dential requirements for investment firms and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 575/2013, (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 806/2014, defined during the financial year ended in the previous c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1

…be subject to special conditions or restrictions on use. It may be modified, suspended or withdrawn;13° Xenogenic cell therapy preparation, any medicinal product other than the proprietary medicinal p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…points More than 11% and less than or equal to 12 23 points More than 12% and less than or equal to 13 21 points More than 13% and less than or equal to 14 19 points More than 14% and less than or equ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C

I. - Listed property investment companies are defined as joint stock companies listed on a regulated market in accordance with Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 sexies

…ion tax on energy products [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2009-599 DC of 29 December 2009];- other current management charges, other than the share of pro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
34°: Tax credit for forestry investments

Article 200 quindecies

…Where the acquisition relates to land located in a mountain massif as defined in article 5 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas, it is calc…

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