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Showing 72317240 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-3

…who rules on the transfer of the priority question of constitutionality is the judge hearing the proceedings in which that question is raised, subject to the following paragraphs. The judge responsibl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-44

…2. These reconciliations include the following information 1° The surname, first names, date and place of birth of the person concerned ; 2° The competition and event(s) on which the person has placed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6-2

…is made by transfer by the judicial representative when, prior to the opening of the collective proceedings, it was made by transfer to a bank or post office account, subject to article L. 112-10 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-45

…the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers if it exceeds a percentage of the number of units or shares of the undertaking for collective investment in…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article R133-41

…lassification as a tourist resort, for one, several or all of its member municipalities, with the exception of those municipalities which are responsible for promoting tourism, including the creation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-17

The report provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 223-19 contains:

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-170

…r five years under the conditions set out in article L. 214-24-16, after their candidacy has been accepted by the ordinary general meeting of shareholders. For the application of this article, the net…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

…ing constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° The fact, for the manufacturer of a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

The professional practice standard relating to the consideration of the possibility of fraud when auditing accounts, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-240. Consideration of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

…is (Repealed for royalties taken into account from 1 January 2002 in the results of grantors and concessionaires).1 ter. The long-term capital gains or losses regime is not applicable to sums received…

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