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Showing 41414150 of 57097 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 31-1-2012 n° 10-28.591

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-197-1

I.-The Extraordinary General Meeting, on the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, and on the special report of the company's Statutory Auditors or, if none has…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1763 C

When the administration establishes that a fonds commun de placement à risques, a fonds professionnel de capital investissement or a société de libre partenariat whose rules or articles of association…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-12

The Etablissement Français du Sang is subject to the provisions of titles I and III of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1115

Subject to the provisions of article 1020, acquisitions of real estate, goodwill and shares in real estate companies made by taxable persons within the meaning of article 256 A are exempt from transfe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-17

In the event of illness or accident attributable to the performance of duties carried out as part of their training or in the event of illness contracted or accident occurring during the performance o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-1

…resulting fromIn Title IL. 410-1L. 411-1 to L. 411-5L. 412-1 to L. 412-4L. 412-5 and L. 412-6La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 413-1 to L. 413-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-1

…resulting fromIn Title IL. 410-1L. 411-1 to L. 411-5L. 412-1 to L. 412-4L. 412-5 and L. 412-6La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 413-1 to L. 413-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-1

…resulting fromIn Title IL. 410-1L. 411-1 to L. 411-5L. 412-1 to L. 412-4L. 412-5 and L. 412-6La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 413-1 to L. 413-…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1405

…y of these securities or the acceptance of the assignment of receivables in accordance with the loi n° 81-1 du 2 janvier 1981 facilitant le crédit aux entreprises.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexvicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwell…

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