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Showing 951960 of 6436 articles for Art. Option exercise gain/loss formulas

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655 sexies

…or a limited liability agricultural holding of which this trader acts as sole shareholder. When the option is exercised, article 151 sexies applies to the assets used to carry on the business. The liq…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

Article R4324-51

Equipment routes and accesses, passenger compartments accessible to people and spaces in shafts where checking and maintenance operations take place are equipped with appropriate lighting.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Transfer of shares.

Article 1867

…der may take the place of the purchaser within five clear days of the sale. If several shareholders exercise this option, they are deemed to be purchasers in proportion to the number of shares they pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R421-1

By virtue of 5° of article L. 421-1, the following are punishable by the penalties laid down in article L. 422-1 : 1° The fact, for an operator of a cinema, of setting up a cinema access scheme withou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Multiple copies.

Article L511-76

…the said document of title to the lawful bearer of the copy. If he refuses to do so, the bearer may exercise recourse against the persons who have endorsed or endorsed the copy only after having it es…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-3

I. - For operations with optional membership, the information sheet provided by the policyholder to the member at the time of enrolment includes, in addition to the information mentioned in the second…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-94

Exceptional aid is granted for each cinema whose operators are eligible for financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinemas.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-97

For each establishment, the amount of the direct allocation is determined by applying the percentage corresponding to the establishment's share of turnover to the amount of appropriations allocated to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-96

For the application of this sub-section :1° The turnover share of a cinema is defined as the ratio between the turnover relating to the sale of food and beverages achieved by this cinema over a given…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-93

Exceptional aid is granted in the form of a direct allocation to operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments to help compensate for the loss of turnover suffered as a result of the ban o…

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