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Showing 341350 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-5

The sentence enforcement court shall inform the victims who were civil parties at the time of the sentencing decision, by simple letter, that their opinion must be sought in accordance with 4° of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163-3

…relating to authorisations for temporary occupation of the public domain mentioned in articles L. 1311-5 et seq. of the General Local Authorities Code and which constitute rights in rem give rise to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article L4132-27

…egion informs the Regional Council, by means of a special report, of the activity of the State services in the region. This special report may give rise to a debate in the presence of the representati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-85-3

For the advertising mentioned in articles R. 5141-83 and R. 5141-84, the advertising texts and documents must be filed with the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-2)

Article Annexe 8-3

…S OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATORS AND JUDICIAL AGENTS TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE L. 814-2 FROM THE CODE OF COMMERCE Reminder of applicable texts Article R. 814-5 du code de commerce Th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Display and distribution of decisions

Article 433 bis

For the offence provided for in Article 459(1a), the court shall order that the sentence be displayed and disseminated under the conditions provided for in Articles 131-35 or 131-39 of the Criminal Co…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Third class

Article 416 bis

Opposing customs officers in the performance of their duties or refusing to comply with their orders in accordance with Article 53 (1)(b) and Article 61 (1) of this Code is punishable by one year's im…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ib: Revaluation of depreciable fixed assets

Article 238 bis J

I. - The provisions of I of article 238 bis I relating to the revaluation of non-depreciable fixed assets are extended to depreciable fixed assets appearing in the balance sheet for the first financia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1522 bis

…inter-municipal cooperation may institute, under the conditions provided for in 1 of II of article 1639 A bis, an incentive portion of the tax, based on the quantity and possibly the nature of the wa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R641-27

The liquidator, within two months of taking up his duties, shall submit to the official receiver a statement mentioning the valuation of the assets and the preferential and unsecured liabilities. In t…

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