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Showing 561570 of 69438 articles for Art. s. L 242-8 and L 244-1 · Art. L 242-6

French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies B

I. - Long-term capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies realised in the course of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity, are taxed after applicat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-8

In the absence of the agreements provided for in Articles L. 3121-6 and L. 3121-7 : 1° The employment contract may set the remuneration for meal and break times; 2° The employment contract provides ei…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-8

Customs officers, New Caledonian officials responsible for applying the regulations on the fight against doping and the protection of athletes' health, and officers and agents of the criminal investig…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-8

In the cases provided for in articles L. 653-3 to L. 653-6, the court may order, instead of personal bankruptcy, a ban on directing, managing, administering or controlling, directly or indirectly, eit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-8

When a single agreement is concluded within an economic and social unit in application of article L. 3322-2 for undertakings that are not included in the same consolidation or combination of accounts…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 15

The judicial court may also appoint a notary to affix and remove seals; it may instruct him to make an inventory.The interested heirs must be called to these operations if no delay results. Where thes…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 12

Civil registrars are required to notify the tribunal d'instance:- of the death of any person leaving one or more minor children;- of the death of a person leaving among their heirs, protected adults o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 16

Where there is an urgent need to safeguard the estate, the mayor is required to provisionally affix the seals, subject to reporting without delay to the judicial court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 18

Only the following decisions are open to immediate appeal: - rejecting a request to be relieved of the duties of guardian, subrogated guardian or curator; - relieving a guardian, subrogated guardian o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 17

The court with territorial jurisdiction in matters of guardianship of non-parents or to take conservatory measures after the opening of an estate is that of the place where the need for intervention a…

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