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Showing 11111120 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

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

Article 209 B

…icle 223 A bis. 4. The tax paid locally by the company or legal entity, established outside France, may be offset against the tax established in France, provided that it is comparable to corporation t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-20

The State may obtain ex officio, at any time, for the needs of national defence, a licence to exploit a plant variety which is the subject of an application for a certificate or a breeder's certificat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 A

…icable tax law, are not genuine having regard to all the relevant facts and circumstances. A scheme may comprise several stages or parts. For the purposes of this Article, an arrangement or series of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Brokerage of medicinal products

Article L5124-20

…s L. 5121-13 or L. 5121-14-1. When the brokering activity is carried out on behalf of the State, it may relate to the medicinal products mentioned in II and III of article L. 5124-8. The procedures fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4322-20

…rity Code, only chiropodists who have been registered with the Association for at least three years may stand for election to the Councils and Disciplinary Boards of the Association. The first paragra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-20

…e place or places where the product is manufactured. The manufacturer or distributor of the product may be asked to provide any additional information required to verify the accuracy of the advertised…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Examination of the appeal

Article R212-7-29

The Government Commissioner obtains the opinion of the Minister for Culture, which he presents to the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique. He gives his opinion on the applications exa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-5

The new securities have the same characteristics and confer, ipso jure and without the performance of any formality, the same rights in rem or claims as the old securities they replace. Rights in rem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-4

When the owners of securities do not have the free administration of their property, the request to exchange the old securities and the purchases or sales of fractional shares necessary to carry out t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-10

For the calculation of the ratios provided for in article L. 228-11, existing non-voting preference shares and investment certificates are taken into account. However, the application of the provision…

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