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Showing 9911000 of 21091 articles for Art. CA Paris 20-5-2009 n° 08-2432

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article D214-206-1

The extract from the articles of association of the société de libre partenariat referred to in article L. 214-162-6 is filed in the appendix to the register of companies. It is signed by the general…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-20

…ictly necessary for the purposes mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19, data belonging to the following categories: 1° Data identifying the beneficiary of a pathway; 2° Data relating to the beneficiary's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-20-2

The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall define and implement procedures, adapted to the money laundering and terrorist financing risks to which they are exposed, enabling them to determine whe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater A

1. a. Taxpayers who own, rent or occupy free of charge a dwelling located in France, used as their main residence, may benefit from an income tax credit for expenditure on the installation or replacem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-2

…nd is being liquidated in the interests of the unitholders or shareholders;2° Where the outstanding capital of an unmatured debt of the fund that may be sold is less than a percentage of the maximum a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-3

…sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receipt.If the application is incomplete, the regional chamber of commerce and industry or chamber of trade and craft no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-6

…he name and address of the establishment or body mentioned in Article L. 4211-9-1 or the pharmaceutical establishment mentioned in Article L. 5124-1 or Article L. 5124-9-1 ; 3° The patient's surname,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater C

…vehicle charging system in the dwelling they own, rent or occupy free of charge and which they allocate exclusively to their principal residence and their secondary residence, within the limit of one…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-1

…lood depot must meet the following conditions: 1° Have an organisation and resources enabling it to carry out its activities in accordance with the procedures defined by order of the Minister for Heal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Tasks

Article D6323-20-4

…ves rise to the annual transmission of a report to France Compétences, produced on the basis of indicators transmitted by the vocational guidance operators and a methodology defined by France Compéten…

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