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Showing 39213930 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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-15

…s obliged to take the equipment and goods existing at the time of taking possession, at the prices set by an amicable or judicial expertise, contradictorily between the outbid buyer, his seller and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-4-2

…control officer or the equivalent control officer mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 8112-1 who establishes, where applicable upon receipt of the declaration mentioned in article L. 1262-2…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 sexies

…liberal activity is calculated, if the property sold has been included in the taxpayer's private assets for part of the time elapsed since its acquisition, in accordance with the rules of articles 150…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-20

…ers the case to the assize court. If the accused appeared in custody, he shall remain in pre-trial detention until his appearance before the assize court; otherwise, the departmental criminal court ma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 B

…ary of the tax year. It is not due the year the unit is commissioned.The annual rate of the tax is set at €19,405 per megawatt installed. This amount is revalued each year in line with the forecast ra…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Processing of personal data known as the "interministerial information system for victims of attacks and disasters".

Article R2-15-1

The categories of personal data and information likely to be recorded in the processing are:

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-15

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of I of Article R. 49-1 or the last paragraph of article R. 49-10, the offence is recorded by the ticketing officer under conditions tha…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-2

…ealthcare professionals and health centres:1° By display in the places where patients are received ;2° By prior quotation above a certain amount.In the case of health establishments, information is pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-41-1

The obligation laid down in 4° bis of article 41-2 to follow a rehabilitation and awareness programme involving the installation of an alcohol ignition interlock device on his vehicle at his own expen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Telehealth in the workplace

Article R4624-41-2

The appropriateness of carrying out a remote visit or examination, including when requested by the worker, is assessed by the occupational health and prevention service health professional in charge o…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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