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Showing 341350 of 45704 articles for Art. L. 125-9 + C. com. Art. D. 145-34

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities

Article L213-34

…on certificates by agricultural cooperative societies and their associations are set out in article L. 523-8 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVIII: Tax credit for competitiveness and employment

Article 244 quater C

…t, prospecting for new markets, ecological and energy transition and rebuilding their working capital. In its annual accounts, the company shall track the use of the tax credit in accordance with the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Liability of the local authority in the event of an accident

Article L7227-34

The territorial authority of Martinique is liable, under the conditions set out in article L. 2123-31, accidents suffered by councillors to the Assembly of Martinique and members of the Executive Coun…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-34

…nforming users of a work, videogram, programme, phonogram or press publication mentioned in article L. 331-10.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Term of office and termination.

Article L2314-34

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 2314-33, a branch agreement, a group agreement or a company agreement, as the case may be, may set the term of office of the employee representatives on th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-34

…ions for appointing and establishing the term of office of the administrator referred to in article L. 311-22 and the procedures for the transfer of portfolios ex officio.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of legal persons

Article 223 quinquies C

I. - 1. A declaration including a country-by-country breakdown of the group's profits and economic, accounting and tax aggregates, as well as information on the location and activity of the entities m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals in seasonal employment

Article L421-34

A foreign national who works in a seasonal job, as defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 of the Labour Code, and who undertakes to maintain his or her usual residence outside France, will be issued with…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Inadmissibility decisions

Article L531-34

…s and Stateless Persons takes a decision of inadmissibility under the conditions set out in article L. 531-32, it retains the right to examine the application submitted by a foreign national persecute…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation

Article L224-34

…educted from the plan. These contributions are mentioned in the information provided for in article L. 224-7.

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