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Showing 801810 of 44213 articles for Art. CE 21-2-1979 n° 4896

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-217

…L. 225-206 to L. 225-216 and L. 22-10-62, L. 22-10-64 and L. 22-10-65 are applicable to investment certificates.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-215

…ded for in this article is not applicable to the current operations of credit institutions and finance companies.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-216

A company may not advance funds, grant loans or give security with a view to the subscription or purchase of its own shares by a third party. The provisions of this article do not apply either to curr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-21

…referred the matter to the competent court sitting in chambers. This agreement may be rendered enforceable by order of the president of the judicial court to which the most diligent party makes a simp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Exception for people with disabilities

Article R122-21

The Bibliothèque nationale de France shall give an annual account, in a report to the minister responsible for culture and the minister responsible for disabled people, of the conditions for selecting…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-21

…all the documents provided by the lender that are useful for carrying out the valuation in accordance with the standards in force.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-21

…proves to be less than this estimate, the lender's claim is then capped:- either at the auction price of the property if the mortgagee has the property seized and sold by virtue of his right of pursu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 sexies

(Paragraph not applicable)The additional payment made by cooperative production societies pursuant to the article 40 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of these companies, on the occasion…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 218 bis

Companies or legal entities liable for corporation tax under Article 206, with the exception of those designated in Article 5 of the aforementioned article, are personally subject to the tax on the sh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 211 ter

The provisions of article 39 quinquies only apply to industrial, commercial or agricultural companies.

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