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Showing 10511060 of 52691 articles for Art. Loi 2022-172 du 14-2-2022

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-147

The granting of credit or a conditional loan (number 145 in table 5) gives rise to a fee of €26.41..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-14

The provisions of articles R. 5125-15 to R. 5125-24 govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of law no. 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1407 ter

…tax assessment on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling due in respect of furnished accommodation.The proceeds of the increase mentioned in the first paragr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiability

Article L211-14

With the exception of shares in non-trading property investment companies (sociétés civiles de placement immobilier) referred to in article L. 214-114 and shares in forestry savings companies (société…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-14

…loss, a derogation must be made. This derogation must be mentioned in the notes to the accounts and duly justified, with an indication of its influence on the assets and liabilities, financial positio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-14

The creditors mentioned in the fourth paragraph of III of article L. 526-17 shall submit their objection to the competent court in accordance with the rules of ordinary law within one month of the pub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The individual retirement savings plan

Article R224-14

More than half of the members of the Supervisory Committee do not hold, or have not held during the three years preceding their appointment, any interest or mandate in the insurance company that has s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1458 bis

…business property tax.II. - To benefit from the exemption provided for in I, an establishment must, during the reference period mentioned in Article 1467 A, be part of a business that satisfies the fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-4

…supervision, by a judicial police officer, in a language that he or she understands, of the maximum duration of the measure, the nature of the obligations that he or she is suspected of having violate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account

Article L221-14

A Conseil d'Etat decree defines the operating procedures for this passbook account and in particular the conditions under which companies, establishments or organisations that receive deposits are aut…

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