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Showing 32713280 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-2

I. In the management of collective investments, portfolio management companies shall take all reasonable steps to obtain the best possible result in executing orders, taking into account price, cost,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-C

…managing the individual right to training of local elected representatives mentioned in article L. 1621-4, via the dematerialised service mentioned in article L. 1621-5, in accordance with the general…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A bis

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to rolling stock used on the public passenger transport lines mentioned in articles L. 2142-1 and L. 2142-2 of the Transport Code,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies B

…the Monetary and Financial Code are treated as assets;2° The assets mentioned in I of A of article 1594-0 G are not considered to be assigned to the operation of the business.III. - The provisions of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Development of marine resources.

Article L4433-15-1

…ces, devolved to the administrative authority pursuant to articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the decree of 9 January 1852 on the exercise of maritime fishing, are exercised by the territorial collectivity, sub…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-6

…released or due to be released in cinemas between 14 October 2020 and 18 November 2020 and between 15 December 2020 and 6 January 2021.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15-2

…the communication of the copy of the decision, as well as in the cases provided for by Article 723-16, the public prosecutor may bring back the sentence for enforcement. If, unless there is a legitima…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article R1233-15-1

The administrative authority referred to in articles L. 1233-57-13 and L. 1233-57-21 is the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office. The information and reports…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-15

To satisfy the obligation of presentation referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article 706-53-5, the supporting document referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered in perso…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-15

…nt or other particularly urgent circumstances, a shorter period than those provided for in Articles 694-35 and 694-37 is necessary, or if the issuing authority has indicated in the EIO that the invest…

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