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Showing 151160 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 octies B

In the event of the transfer or redemption of the rights of a shareholder taxable in the category of industrial and commercial profits, non-commercial profits or agricultural profits, or subject to co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B octies

…s levied for the benefit of the public land establishments referred to in articles L. 321-1 et L. 324-1 of the town planning code, the Etablissement public foncier et d'aménagement de la Guyane and th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to financially autonomous régies entrusted with the operation of an administrative public service (R)

Article R2221-97

Charges for services and products provided by the public service authority are set by the municipal council, after consulting the operating board.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-97

…the price of the shares shall be determined in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 1843-4 of the Civil Code. Any clause contrary to article 1843-4 is deemed unwritten. If, on expiry of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R221-97

No fees or commissions of any kind are charged for opening, managing or closing the Livret Jeune.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 97-1

The judicial police officer or, under his supervision, the judicial police agent may, for the purposes of executing the letters rogatory, carry out the operations provided for by Article 57-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-97

…te investment may not hold more than 20% of the same category of financial instruments mentioned in 4°, 6° and 7° of the I of article L. 214-36 and in article R. 214-93 of the same entity. For the ass…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-97

The personal data referred to in Article R. 123-222 shall be kept until the end of the fifth year following the death of the person concerned. After this period, the data is kept in the form of an int…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R2122-97

The decision of the judicial court may be the subject of an appeal to the Court of Cassation lodged, investigated and judged under the conditions provided for by the Code of Civil Procedure in matters…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-97

The resale of residential premises mentioned in article A. 444-95, carried out in the office of the notary who received the first deed of sale, and occurring within three years of the first sale (numb…

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