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Showing 34413450 of 3926 articles for Art. 20 mars 1991

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8

…a legal person registered in that register. In addition, for proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, the judgment shall be mentioned together with an indication of the main, secondary or territor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-1

…and women on the committee is determined in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree no. 2015-354 of 27 March 2015.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1590

I. - An annual tax is introduced, proportional to the surface area of each exclusive licence to prospect for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. The tax shall be paid by the holder of the exclusive licenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L753-6

…pplicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-7 with the exception of its 2 and 3 Law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-8 to L. 313-10 Order no. 2005-429 of 6 May 2005 L. 313-12 Order no.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

…ligatoires du diplôme supérieur de comptabilité et de gestion définies par Article 50 of Decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012. Applicants under the provisions of 3° of Article R. 822-2 must provide pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D6152-71-1

I.-A special practice allowance is awarded to full-time hospital practitioners, including during their probationary period, assigned to a public health establishment in the Department of Mayotte, who…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1736

…declaration referred to in I of Article 1649 AC after the deadline is punishable by a tax fine of €200 per account to be declared.II. - (Disjoint)III. - A fine equal to 5% of the sums not declared sh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-7

…The overall amount of the additional annual remuneration mentioned in I of this article is set at 20% of all the revenue received by the phonogram producer during the year preceding that of the paym…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7

…of this comparison and what falls within the scope of advertising within the meaning of the article 20 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004for confidence in the digital economy. This decree also sets t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 8

…ies which do not take, de jure or de facto, one of the forms of company referred to in 1 of article 206 and which, subject to the exceptions provided for in article 239 ter, do not engage in a busines…

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