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Showing 7180 of 35571 articles for Art. CA Amiens 27 March 1968 · Cass. com. 8 October 1991 · Cass. com. 24 November 1992 n° 91-11.055 · Cass. com. 11 January 2000 · CA Paris 17 January 2008 · Cass. com. 26 February 1979 · CA Paris 24 September 1991 · Cass. com. 26 October 1999

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-26

Where the location of the property has not been indicated precisely enough in the certificate, the public prosecutor shall consult the competent authority of the issuing State. Where the property ment…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions.

Article 260

1. Towing operations carried out under the conditions set out in articles 257 to 259 above are also reserved for the French flag: a) within the ports or territorial waters of mainland France and the F…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Chargeable event and chargeability

Article 269

…the time when the supply, the intra-Community acquisition of goods or the provision of services is carried out;a bis) For supplies other than those referred to in c of 3° of II of article 256 and for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-24

Enforcement of the sentence or probation decision shall be refused in the following cases:1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or manifestly does not correspond to the sentence or decisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer and transit.

Article 728-24

The Minister of Justice shall send a request for transit accompanied by a copy of the certificate to the competent authority of each Member State crossed on the occasion of the transfer. At the reques…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262

…not established in France, or on his behalf, outside the European Community, with the exception of capital goods and the provisioning of pleasure boats, tourist aircraft or any other means of transpo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Approval

Article L214-24-24

…d or a subfund of a general-purpose investment fund is subject to authorisation by the Autorité des marchés financiers.The Autorité des marchés financiers may withdraw its authorisation from any gener…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-26

The Autorité des marchés financiers is subject to the provisions of the French Public Procurement Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-26

…cooperation is drawn up by the prefect in the light of the results of the elections and, where applicable, the designations made in accordance with the second paragraph of article R. 5211-24.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-17

The decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée specifies the amount of aid awarded and the terms of payment.

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