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Showing 9911000 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-121

…ional to the gross assets, after deduction only of particular legacies, according to the following scale:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 4.837% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.995% From €1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-122

…2 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional emolument, according to the following scale:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 2.580% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.064% From €1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-125

Services relating to the allocation of a property to the assets of the sole trader with limited liability (numbers 105 to 108 in table 5) give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-12

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-12

…ubscription on-demand audiovisual media services, the breakdown method used by the publisher to allocate a turnover to each work, which must be justified by the publisher, must in particular take acco…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts credited to the automatic video publishing account

Article 611-12

Videogram publishers declare their turnover each month and, where applicable, provide any supporting documents.Turnover refers to the amount, excluding value added tax, of all sums, values, goods or s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-12

The Chairman of the Association is appointed by the Board of Directors, for a two-year term, alternately from among the representatives of the employee trade union organisations and the representative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-12

…of this sub-section apply to any removal of organs, tissues or cells and any collection of products carried out with a view to their use or that of their derivatives for therapeutic purposes for other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-12

The body reception facility organises the conditions of use of the body for medical teaching and research purposes. These activities are part of the training or research programmes and projects determ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-12

The Minister for Justice may at any time request a copy of the probationary period register.The probationer shall notify the National Council of any change in the conditions under which the probationa…

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