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Showing 121130 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Publication formalities.

Article R210-21

I.-The independent third-party body referred to in 4° of Article L. 210-10 is designated from among the bodies accredited for this purpose by the French Accreditation Committee defined by the décret n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-210

The company may not own, directly or through a person acting in its own name but on behalf of the company, more than 10% of its total own shares, nor more than 10% of a given class. These shares must…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-21

…Preserving and administering the properties of the municipality and, as a result, carrying out all acts to preserve its rights; 2° Managing revenues, supervising communal establishments and communal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional ethics

Article L722-21

…ontent and conditions for submitting, updating and keeping the declaration of interests. II. - The fact that a person required to submit a declaration of interests pursuant to the first paragraph of I…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…icial police force or, where he is competent, the agent of the judicial police force, the following acts and drawing up the minutes: 1° Summoning any person to be heard by an officer or agent of the j…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-210

…Information concerning the tissues and cells removed and the products and materials coming into contact with them;5° Data relating to the quality of the medicinal product concerning the active substan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

The professional practice standard relating to the audit of the opening balance sheet of the first financial year certified by the statutory auditor, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown belo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 undecies

…installation and commissioning costs that can be depreciated, of productive investments, less the fraction of their cost price financed by public aid as well as, where the purpose of the investment is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…ubject to corporation tax at the rates referred to in the second paragraph and in b of I of Article 219 des montants suivants :1° Net financial charges determined in accordance with III of this articl…

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

Article L123-21

…ade at the end of a financial year may be entered in the annual accounts. The profit made on a transaction that has been partially completed and accepted by the other party may be entered, after inven…

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