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Showing 52815290 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-30

…the Articles of Association of limited liability companies formed after the publication of the loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 en faveur des petites et moyennes entreprises, the General Meeting may on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95-1

…andates of permanent representative of a venture capital company mentioned in Article 1er de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985 portant diverses dispositions d'ordre économique et financier, a sociét…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

…ourt decisions that have become final, agreements entered into prior to the promulgation of the loi n° 2000-1208 du 13 décembre 2000 relative à la solidarité et au renouvellement urbains et qui seraie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-6

…ritorial waters, excluding: 1° Areas classified as nature reserves on the date of the Loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration.

Article D6152-514-1

…e development of networking between the establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation init…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° ter : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of press companies.

Article 199 terdecies-0 C

1. a. Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes, within the meaning of the article 4 B, are entitled to an income tax reduction equal to 30% of payments made up to 31 December 2024 in respect of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…the terms and conditions for using this cheque to pay for the supply of electricity or natural gas;17° The details of the website that provides consumers free of charge, either directly or via links…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L242-1

…all the work required to repair damage of the kind for which builders within the meaning of article 1792-1, manufacturers and importers or the technical inspector are responsible on the basis of artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-2

…espectively; > "Regulated activity": the activities of a profession that are subject to regulation. 17° "Regulated activity": the proportion of the activity of the professionals in a profession remune…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…ned in article R. 6133-29 ;16° The application for certification provided for in article L. 6113-4 ;17° Where the grouping is a legal entity governed by public law, the acquisition, disposal or exchan…

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