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Showing 13311340 of 6436 articles for Art. Option exercise gain/loss formulas

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-137

…e provisions of 3° of article L. 228-99 in order to protect the interests of beneficiaries of stock options, article R. 228-91 is applicable, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26

I.-Without prejudice to Articles R. 356-20 to R. 356-20-3, the Solvency Capital Requirement of a subsidiary referred to in Article R. 356-24 is calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73

…n was made, under the conditions and within the limits defined in I and II. IV. - At the taxpayer's option, I of article 163-0 A applies to the deductions deducted from the result for the financial ye…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special case of payment instruments with personalised security data

Article L133-19

I. - In the event of an unauthorised payment transaction resulting from the loss or theft of a payment instrument, the payer shall be liable for any losses arising from the use of the instrument, up t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Sports companies

Article A122-1

The agreement referred to in article R. 122-5 must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° The articles of association of the transferor sports company, together with the balance sheets and prof…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2342-1

Where the settlor has the option of disposing of the pledged assets under the conditions provided for in Articles 2341 or

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-5

The insurer does not cover damage or loss caused by the captain's wilful misconduct.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Livestock given to the farmer.

Article 1825

The loss, even if total and by fortuitous event, is in full for the farmer, if there is no agreement to the contrary.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-40

…f the speciality ; - two are specific to the specialisation, one of which is specific to a possible option.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-8

…y with a view to drawing up or developing the outline plan. The Commission gives its opinion on the options for regional development and planning submitted to it, as well as on the various parts makin…

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