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Showing 23012310 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…ctive term of at least fifteen years. These provisions apply to transactions entered into between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2015 for the leasing, under a leasing contract, of buildings located in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies B

…or processing operations; The deduction applies to goods mentioned in 1° to 7° acquired new from 1 January 2019 and until 31 December 2020 that have been the subject of a firm order from 20 September…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-11

…n I, II and III of article 22 of deliberation no. 202 of the Congress of New Caledonia of 22 August 2006 relating to the protection of athletes' health and the fight against doping in New Caledonia ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102

…es and former employees within the framework of company mutual funds governed by Chapter III of loi n° 88-1201 du 23 décembre 1988relative aux organismes de placement collectif en valeurs mobilières e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-13

The member of the authority designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication shall be responsible for carrying out the mission provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Aeration and sanitation

Article R4212-6

The client provides for the introduction of a minimum airflow into the sanitary rooms, determined by the following table: DESIGNATION OF PREMISESMINIMUM FLOWof air introduced(in cubic metresper hour a…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-4

TABLE SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE LAST THREE FINANCIAL YEARS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE NOTIFICATION FILE FOR A MERGER OPERATIONName of entity: ... No SIREN (in the case of a French company): ...Cons…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-18

…ent of the case being dropped or in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article D. 45-17, a specific form is sent to the person to enable them to be reimbursed for their deposit.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Information for foreign nationals

Article L613-5

…e Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement and amending and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006.The procedures for deleting alerts on foreign nationals in the event of the cancellation or rep…

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

Article 1383 J

…and for the same duration as the latter.III.The exemptions provided for in I and II apply from 1st January of the year following the year in which the property is attached to a qualifying establishme…

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