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Showing 41714180 of 22383 articles for Art. n° 23-11410 · Cass. com. 16 April 2013

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-4

…thin the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term investment funds ;2° Legal entities governed by private law whose p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-183

…exclusively in snowboarding and are subject to the provisions of Title XV of the amendedOrder of 11 April 2012 relating to the specific training for the State diploma of national alpine ski instructor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Annual leave.

Article L3164-9

Regardless of their length of service in the company, employees under the age of twenty-one on 30 April of the previous year are entitled, if they so request, to a holiday of thirty working days. They…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication of the register

Article R123-320

…is data being made available for canvassing purposes pursuant to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individua…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article R1231-3

…mentioned in V of Article 36 and in the second paragraph of article 41 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004 relating to the powers of prefects, the organisation and action of State services in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157 bis

…195, may deduct an amount of:- €2,620 from their net overall income if this income does not exceed €16,410;- €1,310 if this income is between €16,410 and €26,400.In the case of married persons subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies D

Companies that build or have built, before 1 January 2016, buildings for industrial or commercial use for the needs of their business in the rural regeneration zones mentioned in Article 1465 A may, u…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions to award financial assistance

Article 121-1

In accordance with the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I bis: Priority question on constitutionality

Article LO630

The conditions under which a plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution may be raised in criminal proceedings, as well as the conditions under w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-146

…judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires sont régies par les dispositions du livre II et de la loi n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, subject to the provisions of this section.

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