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Showing 28912900 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-9

For projects requiring planning permission, the application accompanied by the file must be submitted in accordance with the provisions of articles

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Definition of taxable profits

Article 92 B

The items of income covered by this VI which have been waived under the conditions and within the limits mentioned in 9° of 1 of article 39 do not constitute taxable income for the person who has waiv…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910-1

…er local law for religious purposes by foreign States, foreign legal entities or non-resident individuals are freely accepted by these associations and establishments, unless opposition is lodged by t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-99

The company is terminated in the cases provided for in Article 1844-7 of the Civil Code. The early dissolution provided for in 4° of this article is decided under the majority conditions required for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-90

Claims based on articles 1426 or 1429 of the Civil Code are submitted to the clerk's office by the claimant spouse within three days. The court hearing one of these applications may only give a ruling…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-91

…f a Member State of the European Community subject to the application of Council Regulation No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings or to the application of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-90

…names, gender, date and place of birth, date of death) and with the bodies mentioned in article R. 123-3 for all other data.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-23

…in the capital of property companies created in the overseas regions pursuant to the provisions of 2° of Article 2 of the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-27

…f this title, where the creditor wishes to make available or provide information and documents on a durable medium other than paper, the creditor shall first check that this method of communication is…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-28

…contract concluded or the financial service provided, the borrower may, immediately and at any time during the credit transaction, object by any means to the use of a durable medium other than paper a…

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