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Showing 53115320 of 6436 articles for Art. Option exercise gain/loss formulas

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

Article 216

…does not apply where the first company is not a member of a group solely due to the absence of the options and agreements to be formulated pursuant to I and the first paragraph of III of Article 223…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°g: Priority development zones

Article 1383 J

…of these schemes before 1st January of the year in respect of which the exemption takes effect. The option is irrevocable and applies to all municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°-0 bis: Priority urban policy districts

Article 1383 C ter

…r of these schemes before 1 January of the year in respect of which the exemption takes effect. The option is irrevocable and applies to all local authorities.The reporting obligations of the persons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-13

…king off the roll, revocation, withdrawal of approval or authorisation in the profession previously exercised; 3° Be entered in the trade and companies register in a personal capacity; 4° Be authorise…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-23

…access to online public communication services;- the conditions under which interested persons may exercise, with the authority, their right of access to the data concerning them in accordance with l…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-1

…y attorneys unless they are entered on the list provided for in Article L. 421-1 and if they do not exercise their profession under the conditions set out in Article L. 422-6. Registration is accompan…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Aggressive commercial practices

Article L121-6

…r's freedom of choice;2° It vitiates or is likely to vitiate a consumer's consent;3° It hinders the exercise of a consumer's contractual rights.In order to determine whether a commercial practice uses…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L286-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° Access to work by foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in compl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-3

…g prescribed by the State, relating to the values, principles and institutions of the Republic, the exercise of rights and duties associated with life in France and the organisation of French society;…

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