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Showing 88918900 of 27870 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-10-2013 n° 12-19.352

French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1963

The provisions of Article 1962 are applicable: 1° To all deeds or contracts relating to the acquisition of land, even enclosed or built-up, pursued in execution of a regularly approved alignment plan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L3332-3

Revenue from the investment section consists in particular of:1° Proceeds from borrowings;2° repealed;3° The departmental investment support grant;4° The departmental equipment grant for collèges;5° P…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Points of entry to the territory

Article D3115-17-2

The following ports are points of entry to the territory within the meaning of article R. 3115-17:1° The Rouen port site of the major river-sea port of the Seine axis ;2° Grand port maritime de Dunker…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-3-3

Article L. 441-9 is amended as follows:1° In the second paragraph, the words "within the meaning of 3 of I of l'article 289 du code général des impôts," are deleted;2° In the fourth paragraph , the wo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-4

For the purposes of this Chapter : (a) personalised security data means personalised data provided to a payment service user by the payment service provider for authentication purposes ; b) A unique i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22-1

In the event that evidence is gathered that indicates the use by an athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to 3° of II of article L. 232-9 in the context of establishing the profile ment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 864

The first paragraph of Article 706-14 reads as follows: "Any person who, having been the victim of theft, fraud or breach of trust, is unable to obtain effective and sufficient reparation or compensat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Specific procedures

Article 900

The first paragraph of Article 706-14 reads as follows: "Any person who, having been the victim of theft, fraud or breach of trust, is unable to obtain effective and adequate reparation or compensatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-7

The specifications for a specific geographical indication: 1° The name thereof; 2° The product concerned; 3° The delimitation of the associated geographical area or specific place; 4° The quality, rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-2

I.-If the manufacturer of a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or, where applicable, its authorised representativ…

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