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Showing 19711980 of 6436 articles for Art. Option exercise gain/loss formulas

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-51

…essation, for his deregistration, indicating the date of cessation, except where use is made of the option provided for in 5° of article R. 123-46.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-12

…of which it is the holder or delegatee pursuant to the town planning code. He may also delegate the exercise of this right on the occasion of the disposal of a property, under the conditions set by th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-3-1

I.-Territorial authorities, their groupings and departmental and territorial fire and rescue services may take out loans with credit institutions or finance companies within the following limits and s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-3

An order of the Minister responsible for the economy, issued with the assent of the Autorité des marchés financiers, determines the maximum amount of compensation per investor, the procedures and dead…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-20

A creditor whose claim has been admitted and who recovers his right of individual pursuit in accordance with Article L. 643-11 may obtain, by order of the president of the court made on application, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 2)

…rm and forearm is not without interest.Although it requires the integrity of both upper limbs to be exercised to the full, the remaining gripping capacity in the event of functional loss of one of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

The administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1 is granted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. For the purposes of granting this authorisation, insurance operati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 212 bis

…It takes into account deductions for the tax base and allowances deducted for this same base.If the option mentioned in V is exercised, the result mentioned in 2° of I takes into account neither the r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L2511-1

…he rules laid down in Title II where the following conditions are met: 1° The contracting authority exercises over the legal entity concerned a control similar to that which it exercises over its own…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L3211-1

…the rules set out in Title II where the following conditions are met: 1° The contracting authority exercises over the legal entity concerned a control similar to that which it exercises over its own…

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