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Showing 39713980 of 18199 articles for Art. CE 10-7-2012 n° 336492

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-7

…y Board. It shall contain the following information, either in full or by direct and precise reference to information which is equivalent, both in nature and scope, to that published pursuant to other…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article D422-7

…33-74 and D. 2333-76 to R. 2333-82-1 of the French General Local Authorities Code, which are reproduced below: "Art. D. 2333-74 of the General Local Authorities Code. The rate of the progressive levy…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

The professional practice standard relating to knowledge of the entity and its environment and assessment of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, approved by the Minister of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-7

…the withdrawal from the syndicate of the communes that are members of the community for the competences referred to in I and II of article L. 5216-5 that the syndicate exercises. This withdrawal is ca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-2

…that they consider useful. These observations may relate in particular to the regularity of the procedure, the classification of the facts that may be retained, the possible inadequacy of the investi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-24

…e appeal is lodged against a refusal decision, from the first day of the period for posting the notice in the town hall; b) If the appeal is lodged against an authorisation decision, from the latest o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-7

…he withdrawal from the syndicate of the communes that are members of the metropolis for the competences mentioned in I of article L. 5217-2 that the syndicate exercises. This withdrawal is carried out…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

The judicial police officers and, on their orders and under their responsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person…

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

Article L233-7

I.-When the shares of a company whose registered office is in the territory of the Republic are admitted to trading on a regulated market of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 787 B

Sont exonérées de droits de mutation à titre gratuit, à concurrence de 75 % de leur valeur, les parts ou les actions d'une société ayant une activité industrielle, commerciale, artisanale, agricole ou…

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