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Showing 771780 of 51196 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 16-2-2022 n° 20-15.164 FS-B

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-20

Safety training on what to do in the event of an accident or disaster is given within one month of the worker being assigned to the job.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-20

The National Council may only deliberate and vote if at least two thirds of its members are present. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-20

The code of ethics of the profession of statutory auditor is annexed to Section 2 of Chapter II of Title II of this book.The code of ethics of the profession of statutory auditor is annexed to Section…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-2

A specialised professional fund may only dispose of unmatured or lapsed loans that it has granted after the Autorité des marchés financiers has approved a specific programme of operations submitted by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 K

The taxpayer may spontaneously declare an amount of advance payment in respect of the year of commencement of receipt of income falling within a category of profits or income mentioned in article 204…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-20

The metropolitan authority depreciates its fixed assets, including those made available or assigned:1° Intangible;2° Tangible, with the exception of road networks and installations for which depreciat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-20

Persons of French nationality and nationals of another Member State of the European Union shall send to the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, by 30 April at the latest, a file in duplicate com…

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

Article L225-207

The General Meeting that has decided on a capital reduction not motivated by losses may authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, to purchase a specific number of s…

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

Article L225-203

The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, shall make the necessary amendments to the clauses of the Articles of Association, insofar as these amendments correspond materially…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article D214-206-2

The annual and half-yearly reports referred to in article L. 214-162-10 are made available at the company's registered office and are communicated by any means to the shareholders, respectively within…

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