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Showing 18011810 of 18298 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 Oct. 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration.

Article D6152-514-1

…pment of networking between the establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation initiatives…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1600

…allocated to CCI France, up to the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012.III. - 1. - The additional tax on the business value added…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-8

…alth Safety, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, on each: 1° Application for marketing authorisation for a vete…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…es on the basis of 1° of III of this article shall respect parity in accordance with article L. 225-28. When two directors are appointed on the basis of 2° of the same III, the group committee, the ce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-24

…information communicated to it under Articles L. 561-15, L. 561-25, L. 561-25-1, L. 561-27, L. 561-28 and L. 561-29. This objection may also be extended, in advance, to the execution of any other tra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Classes of insurance and statements to be produced

Article A344-2

…mage ;25 Damage to professional property ;26 Damage to agricultural property ;27 Natural disasters ;28 General civil liability ;29 Legal protection ;30 Assistance ;31 Miscellaneous pecuniary losses ;3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…of an economic and financial nature or by venture capital mutual funds mentioned in article L. 214-28 of the present code, under the terms of article L. 3332-17-1 of the same code or by venture capit…

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

Article 244 quater C

I. - Companies operating in Mayotte and taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A and 44 duodecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from…

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

Article 242 quinquies

…ided for in 1° of II of Article 163 quinquies B and the limit provided for in III of article L. 214-28 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or the investment quota and limit provided for in I and II of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter B

…ress of the beneficiaries and details of the amount taxable under the rules referred to in articles 28 to 33 quinquies. Persons who ensure the payment of income distributed by a real estate investment…

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