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Showing 10911100 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article L742-24

Exceptionally, if the judge considers that compulsory liquidation can be avoided, the judge shall draw up, where appropriate on a proposal from the trustee, a plan comprising the measures referred to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article L236-22

…he companies which are disappearing may act as of right as founders of the new companies and the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions governing limited liability companies. In all case…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-24

Updates to digital content or a digital service are governed by this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, updates mean updates or modifications to maintain, adapt or evolve the functionali…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexies

…isual works.The benefit of the tax credit is subject to the delegated production companies' compliance with social legislation. In particular, it cannot be granted to delegated production companies th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-224

…omiques to registered legal units and their establishments: 1° Either, for companies, during the procedure for creating or changing their situations provided for in Article L. 123-33; 2° Or, for other…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-225

The identification information mentioned in the register concerning registered legal units or their establishments is modified: 1° Either, for companies, at the time of the procedure for modifying the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-222

…ation, where applicable, that it corresponds to the address of the natural person's personal residence, the sex, nationality, date and place of birth, legal category, the activities carried out and th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-221

The identification number allocated to each legal unit is a serial number consisting of nine digits.The identification number allocated to each establishment consists of the nine digits of the identif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-223

…t and each of its establishments, the code characterising the main activity carried out with reference to the French nomenclature of activities in force, allocated by the Institut national de la stati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-220

…mercial profits, or non-commercial profits, or to value added tax; Individual employers, with the exception of self-employed persons, who are subject to taxation as industrial and commercial profits,…

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