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Showing 45314540 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

…only reduce the length of the security period or terminate it after the convicted person has been incarcerated for a period of at least twenty years. In the event that the Assize Court has decided tha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-14

…L. 622-3 to L. 622-9, with the exception of article L. 622-6-1, and L. 622-13 to L. 622-33are applicable to the receivership proceedings, subject to the following provisions.An appraisal of the debto…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1595

…le on transfers for valuable consideration: 1° of immovable property or immovable property rights located on their territory subject to land registration tax or registration duties at the rates provid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-276

…rovided for in Article L. 123-43 and the checks provided for in Articles L. 123-44 to L. 123-47 are carried out by the president of the regional chamber of trades and crafts or, by delegation, the pre…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-9

As an exception to the provisions of the first three paragraphs of Article L. 324-17, the approved organisations mentioned in Article L. 134-3 use the sums collected for the exploitation of unavailabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-14

No research may be carried out on a deceased person in a state of brain death without their consent expressed during their lifetime or through the testimony of their family. However, if the deceased p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-18

…hen the company implements a clause introduced pursuant to articles L. 227-14, L. 227-16 and L. 227-17, this price is set by agreement between the parties or, failing that, determined under the condit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-18

The following are exempt from the formality stipulated in 6° of article A. 331-17: 1° Organisers who are members of the relevant delegated sports federation, provided that the event is included in the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 711-3

The aid schemes referred to in Articles 711-1 and 711-2 are taken under exempted framework scheme no. SA. 46706, relating to aid for international co-development and international co-production of cin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-15

…shable by the penalties incurred for the offence of usurpation of title provided for by Article 433-17 of the Penal Code.

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