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Showing 15311540 of 27387 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 14-DCC-167 du 13 Nov 2014

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-14

…ceedings, a report shall be drawn up of the formalities completed pursuant to articles 495-8 to 495-13. Where the person has not accepted the proposed sentence or sentences, or where the president of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19°: Urban development zones

Article 146 quater

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de article 125 A interest, arrears and any other income from loans contracted before 1 January 1965 for the deve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

…these States, are exempt from the withholding taxes provided for in 1 and 2 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au III de article 125 A.These investments must not constitute a direct investme…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Prices affected by fluctuations in world prices

Article R2112-14

…the official indices used to set these prices, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2112-13. However, contracts for the supply of gas or electricity may be concluded at a firm price in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-14

…ce with the rules defined by a decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. Advertising distributed to healthcare professionals must men…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-14

Failing amicable agreement, the compensation that may be due pursuant to articles L. 2421-5, L. 2421-6, L. 2421-8, L. 2421-9, L. 2421-11 and L. 2421-13 are set as in matters of expropriation in the pu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-14

For the application of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 14 May 1954, and the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 F

…are created or extended from 1st January 2009 in these departments and operated by companies which, during the reference period mentioned in article 1467 A, to the conditions set out in I of l'article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIX: Special seizures

Article 706-141

…e the enforcement of the additional penalty of confiscation under the conditions defined in article 131-21 du code pénal, to seizures carried out in application of this code when they relate to all or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-14

…f the public persons, bodies and organisations whose association is provided for in article L. 4424-13 of this code. Their opinion is deemed favourable if it is not given within three months. After a…

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