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Showing 45314540 of 46101 articles for Art. CA Paris 13-2-2023 n° 21/01048

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges

Article R724-2

The full and alternate members of the commission are appointed every four years between 21 February and 31 March.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28-2

…the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and which has no other purpose than to evade the application of this Article. II.-Any company which is included in the consolidated accounts of a company…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231

…this code. The reduction mentioned in I of article L. 136-2 of the Social Security Code is not applicable. This tax is payable by the companies and organisations that employ these employees, with the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-22

…ditions set out in Articles R. 5122-13 to R. 5122-16. The provisions of article R. 5122-20 are applicable to the application for an advertising visa. The advertisement also mentions the date on which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-23

By way of derogation from Article R. 214-21, a UCITS may invest, in accordance with the principle of risk spreading, up to 100% of its assets in different eligible financial securities and money marke…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-22

The burden of proving that the right of withdrawal has been exercised under the conditions set out in article L. 221-21 weighs on the consumer.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-23-1

…hird paragraph of Article L. 2334-13 and intended for the communes of the overseas departments, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the territ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: FAMILY GROUPING SCHEME

Article R434-26

…e authority responsible for issuing authorisation to enter France for the purposes of family reunification is the prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect. This authority takes a decision on the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

…of a third party 2 The pupil or student is permanently disabled and does not receive 100% boarding care. 2 The pupil or student has dependent children 1 × number of children The pupil or student is m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-24

Without prejudice to the obligation to carry out an expert assessment of sentenced persons covered by the provisions of Article 712-21, the sentence enforcement judge or court may, in accordance with…

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