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Showing 43814390 of 18855 articles for Art. CE 8-7-2005 n° 253291

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-7

…the lessee the possibility of acquiring all or part of the leased goods, in return for an agreed price that takes into account, at least in part, the payments made by way of lease payments; 2. Transac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763-6

A person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision may apply to the court that handed down the sentence or, in the event of more than one conviction, to the last court to have given a ruling, to be reli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R151-7

…tly, by the same shareholder; 2° Where the investor crosses, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert, the threshold of 25% of the voting rights in the capital of an entity over which it has previo…

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

Article 78-6

The deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1° bis, 1° ter, 1° quater and 2° of Article 21 are authorised to record the identity of offenders in order to draw up official reports concerning contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-7

…oes not have the marketing authorisation referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, the registration referred to in Article 86 of the same Regulation or the registration r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-7

…tioners who are candidates for transfer and who have completed at least three years' effective service in the same establishment from the date of their installation, unless an exemption is granted by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-7

…the first paragraph of article 122-1 of the French Criminal Code, from a decision to discontinue proceedings, a decision that the person is not criminally irresponsible or a judgment or ruling declari…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-7

…ny road open to public traffic, within the meaning of article R. 581-1 of the same code, with the exception of those located inside premises within the meaning of article L. 581-2 of the said code:- a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-7

…he health cooperation grouping is a public health establishment, the rules of operation and governance of public health establishments apply, subject to the following reservations:1° The duties of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-7

The tax is based on the amount excluding value added tax:1° For television service publishers, in respect of each of the television services published and their related activities:a) The sums paid by…

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