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Showing 17211730 of 19482 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Sept. 2008 – no. 07-13.338

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

Article 221 bis

In the absence of the creation of a new legal entity, when a company or other body ceases in whole or in part to be subject to corporation tax at the standard rate, profits subject to deferred taxatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29

…ot raise against the credit institution or finance company or the FIA referred to in article L. 313-23 any defences based on his personal relationship with the signatory of the docket, unless the cred…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-6

…e last paragraph of article R. 211-14 and to the persons mentioned in articles R. 211-22 and R. 211-23.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-48

…y means, of the measures taken pursuant to the first and second paragraphs of III of Article L. 321-23-2.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 G

…to the issue of copies and information provided for by articles 2 and 3 of the arrêté du 10 octobre 2008 pris pour l'application des articles 10 du décret n° 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 et 9 du décret n°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-5

…instruments and contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/ EC and 2014/17/ EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-27

Young apprentices under the age of sixteen are paid the same as apprentices aged between sixteen and seventeen.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-6

The term of office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, appointed for three years, is renewable once. This provision shall not prevent the Chairman from holding a directorship before or after hi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-40

…régies, companies, associations and their establishments authorised in accordance with Article L. 2223-23 must provide proof, as appropriate, of holding the diploma mentioned in article D. 2223-55-2 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation

Article R752-44-19

For the application of the provisions of article L. 752-5-1 and of II of article L. 752-23, the mayor, on the territory of his municipality, or, if he is competent, the president of the public establi…

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