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Showing 38213830 of 65949 articles for Art. 1216 al. 2 et 3 · Cass. com. 28 June 2017 n° 15-17.394 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · Cass. com. 4 May 2010 n° 09-13.118

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39-2

…In the case of the rapporteur, within one month of notification of the decision appointing him/her;2° In the case of a member of the panel called upon to deliberate, within fifteen days of notificati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article R621-35-2

Data transmitted by telecommunications operators is collected and stored until it is destroyed, in accordance with procedures designed to guarantee confidentiality.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-153

…preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order by reasoned decision the seizure, at the advanced expense of the Treasury, of the property…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A quinquies

…household waste removal tax, the rental value of the built-up properties mentioned in I of article 1498 is corrected by a neutralisation coefficient.This coefficient is equal, for each tax and each te…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 1594 A

…s sur les mutations à titre onéreux d'immeubles ou de droits immobiliers situés sur leur territoire;2° la taxe de publicité foncière perçue en application de Article 663 when the registrations, decisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-2

In all the cases provided for in this paragraph 3, the court may, at the request of the parties or of its own motion, assign by judgment one of its members or one of the investigating judges of the co…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1546-1

The parties may enter into a participatory procedure agreement for the purposes of readiness to proceed at any time during the proceedings.The parties may, at any time, expressly waive the right to re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-15

The President of the Territorial Council or his/her representative may be entrusted by the authorities of the Republic to represent them in regional bodies located in the Caribbean area, including reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-15

The President of the Territorial Council or his/her representative may be entrusted by the authorities of the Republic to represent them in regional bodies located in the Caribbean area, including reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-4-3-1

The regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte or La Réunion may join, as members or associate members, a regional development bank or financing institution of which France is a regional member, associate member…

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