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Showing 16011610 of 18298 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 Oct. 1986

French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Provisions common to different categories of income

Article 154 bis

…the same code made into a retirement savings plan mentioned in article L. 224-13 or article L. 224-28 of the same code or into a French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-3

…ndependent productions within the meaning of articles 71 and 71-1 of Law n° 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication and co-productions. V.-The remuneration due to the author…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-337

…nt of the networking of health establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation actions ment…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

…or television service or its distributor, within the meaning of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, which provides to a natural person, via remote access,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article D6152-356

…opment of networking between the establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation actions ment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater O

I. - The companies referred to in III and taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-46

…l as customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to articles 28-1 and 28-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; f) The supervisory authorities referred to in Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18-2

…or the various financial instruments.The obligations mentioned in the previous paragraph apply from 28 February 2023.Investment services providers other than portfolio management companies shall notif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-3

…Article L. 622-7, by the articles L. 622-21 and L. 622-22, by the first sentence of article L. 622-28 and by l'article L. 622-30. The official receiver may authorise the liquidator or the administrat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-2

…order to ensure compliance with the health safety rules mentioned in articles R. 1211-25 to R. 1211-28-1, in accordance with the rules of good practice defined by the decree provided for in Article L.…

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