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Showing 13111320 of 43747 articles for Art. s. L. 145-19 et L. 145-20

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Discounts

Article A444-202

The discounts provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 444-2 are granted by lawyers on the proportional emoluments set out in this section within the limit of a maximum discount rate of 20% ap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quater : Tax reduction for interest on deferred payment granted when a farm is transferred

Article 199 vicies A

…nterest received in respect of the deferred payment they grant to farmers aged under forty who are setting up or have been setting up for less than five years, in connection with the sale of all the a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20

…n behalf of the group and the related undertakings concerned to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as group supervisor for authorisation to calculate, on the basis of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Events subject to authorisation

Article A331-20

…submitted by the organiser must include: 1° The name, postal and electronic addresses and contact details of the organiser and of the person appointed as technical organiser; 2° The title of the even…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: National police services

Article R15-20

…d in New Caledonia are as follows:1° The departmental public security directorates, departmental sureties and public security divisions;2° In respect of the border police:a) The departmental directora…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-19

The conciliation commission, set up by article L. 6142-11 to settle any difficulties that may arise in connection with the conclusion, renewal or application of the agreements referred to in article L…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 A

…rovisions of 1° bis and 2° of article 208 is reserved for investment companies governed by articles L. 214-127 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code, which allocate all of their distributable pro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-20

Major events, within the meaning of Article L. 385-7, are at least those which have one of the following characteristics:a) When a deviation from the guarantee fund is observed and the Autorité de con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-19

…the provisions of article R. 663-19, the liquidator appointed pursuant to the provisions of article L. 641-1, shall receive, for the entire judicial liquidation procedure, the fee provided for in Arti…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-20

The labour inspector referred to in article L. 8112-1, the radiation protection inspector referred to in article L. 1333-29 of the Public Health Code and the agents referred to in article L. 1333-30 o…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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