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Showing 22412250 of 52621 articles for Art. L 145-17 · Cass. 3e civ. 22 February 1968 · CA Paris 13 February 2008 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1998 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 March 1969

French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 G

The provisions of Article 150-0 B shall apply to capital gains realised from 21 July 1993, the date of publication of privatisation law no. 93-923 of 19 July 1993, on the exchange of the securities re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-222

The following identification information is entered in the register: 1° For each legal unit: a) For the natural persons mentioned in article R. 123-220 : the surname and, where applicable, the used na…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation

Article R3262-22

The issue of vouchers by a specialised issuer is subject to: 1° Either the constitution of a provision equivalent to the value in full discharge of the vouchers issued; 2° Or the simultaneous payment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Assumption of commissions payable by beneficiaries of loan guarantees (R)

Article R1511-24

The assumption of responsibility, pursuant to Article L. 1511-3, by one or more local authorities or their groupings, of the fees payable by the beneficiaries of loan guarantees granted by one or more…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-24

…grant may be awarded if execution of the operation has begun before the date on which the grant application is received by the competent authority. Commencement of execution of the operation is const…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination and election of members

Article R7111-24

Alternate members, equal in number to the representatives of employers and professional journalists, are appointed and elected simultaneously and under the same conditions as the full members. One of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 173

The minutes, opinions or reports drawn up, on the occasion of or following the execution of an investigative measure shall be sent or given in copy to each of the parties by the clerk of the court who…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 170

Decisions relating to the execution of an investigative measure are not subject to opposition; they may only be appealed or appealed to the Supreme Court at the same time as the judgment on the merits…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R1253-22

The administrative authority has one month following receipt of the application for approval to notify the employers' group of its decision. If approval is refused, reasons must be given for the decis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1768

The lessee of a rural property is obliged, on pain of all costs, damages and interest, to warn the owner of any usurpations that may be committed on the land. This warning must be given within the sam…

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