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Showing 171180 of 35842 articles for Art. 473 · Cass. 1re civ. avis 6 December 2018 · Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 2014 · CA Paris 20 November 2014

French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1961

…ect to restitution once they have been duly collected on deeds or contracts subsequently revoked or cancelled by application of the articles 954 to 958, 1224 to 1230, 1304 and 1304-7, 1654 and 1659 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-20

Where article L. 7224-19, the decision of the Assembly instructing the President of the Executive Council to award a specific contract may be taken before the award procedure for this contract is init…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 196

…the same way when he receives, subsequent to a decision by the Investigating Chamber to dismiss the case, documents which appear to him to contain new charges under the terms of article 189. In such a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-19

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° and 2° of article 175, ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-19

…transfer or grouping of pharmacies does not take effect until three months have elapsed from notification of the authorisation order.At the end of the three-month period, the pharmacy whose creation,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-19

Where there are indications that cash worth less than €10,000 or CFP francs 1,193,300, carried by a bearer or forming part of a consignment without the intervention of a bearer, coming from or going t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4452-19

The training measures relate in particular to : 1° The sources of artificial optical radiation in the workplace ; 2° The health and safety risks that may result from excessive exposure to artificial o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations of the agent.

Article 1994

…onferred on him without the designation of a person, and the person he has chosen was notoriously incapable or insolvent. In all cases, the principal may act directly against the person whom the agent…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-20

…otal amount of aid awarded and the part of the aid awarded in the form of an advance corresponds to 65/90ths of the total amount of aid awarded.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-20

…ing the human person is filed by the sponsor on the information system mentioned in article R. 1123-20-1, which assigns it to a personal data protection committee under the conditions provided for by…

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