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Showing 50915100 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 Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-8

The cessation of the duties of a commercial court judge results from: 1° The expiry of the electoral mandate, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 722-6 and the third paragr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quaterdecies

…e, at their acquisition date, of the shares allocated under the conditions defined in articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-5, L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French Commercial Code is taxed in the h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article R628-8

…ening judgment, the debtor shall file two copies of the list of claims provided for by Article L. 628-7 at the court registry. The court clerk shall give one copy to the judicial representative.The li…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-8

…le L. 112-2 of this code, authors, composers and artists benefit from the privilege provided for in 3° of Article 2331 and in Article 2377 of the Civil Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XII: Enforcement procedures

Article 868-1

…ions of the second and third paragraphs of article 712-2, the President of the Court of First Instance of Wallis and Futuna performs the duties of a sentence enforcement judge. He shall exercise the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction specific to certain commercial courts

Article L721-8

…mmercial courts hear, where the debtor is engaged in a commercial or craft activity:1° Safeguard, receivership and compulsory liquidation proceedings referred to in Book VI, where the debtor is:a) A c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…adaptations provided for from II to X. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 2019-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-8

…antee the sound and prudent management of the electronic money institution, it has adequate governance and internal control procedures for its electronic money issuing and management activities, as we…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-8

The second paragraph of Article 139 and the articles 140 and 141-3 are applicable to house arrest with electronic surveillance. A person who fails to comply with the obligations resulting from house a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Request for rectification, deletion or restriction of the obligation to submit data

Article R53-8-28

…ate must inform the interested party of his decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt within two months of receipt of the request. This period is extended to four months if an expe…

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