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Showing 35513560 of 38160 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 14-4-2016 n° 15-12.545

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 14-1

The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to protective measures taken after the opening of an estate are applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, in conjunction…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-14-1-1

I. - Electronic money issuers referred to in 1°, 1° ter and 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 may defer verification of the identity of their customer and, where applicable, of the customer's beneficial o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1-1

Any victim of a criminal offence may lodge a complaint and have his or her statement taken by the judicial police services or units by an audiovisual means of telecommunication guaranteeing the confid…

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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
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B ter

I. - Taxation of the capital gain realised, directly or through an intermediary, in connection with a contribution of transferable securities, corporate rights, securities or rights relating thereto a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D ter

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediary activity

Article L352-4

…ICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 322-1 to L. 322-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B bis

The gain derived from the contribution, before it is payable in cash, of the claim referred to in the second paragraph of 2 of I of article 150-0 A is deferred, at the express option of the taxpayer,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of tax officials entrusted with certain criminal investigation duties

Article R15-33-29-14

Every two years, the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Judicial Court, after having heard any comments from the examining magistrates and the presidents of the criminal divisions, draws up a proposed rat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…ee no. 92-339 of 30 March 1992 .-moniteurs et allocataires-moniteurs normaliens régis par le décret n° 89-794 du 30 octobre 1989 modifié.-moniteurs en pharmacie régis par le décret n° 92-1229 du 19 no…

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