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Showing 19411950 of 40503 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 24 March 1999 · Cass. com. 13 February 2007 · Cass. com. 31 May 2011

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-9

In the absence of the Chairman and where there is a Vice-Chairman, the latter shall chair the meeting and shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie.In the same case and where there is no Vice-Ch…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-2

…or an offence mentioned in article 706-47, the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge may, ex officio or at the request of the public prosecutor, decide in his order to place the accused…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138

…orisation holder and, where applicable, of the company exploiting the medicinal product or product; 13° The words: "Authorised medicinal product No." followed by the national number identifying the pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16° : Real estate investment companies and real estate management companies

Article 139 ter

…unit holders: 1° By investment property companies governed by article 33-I of law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963; 2° By management property companies governed by article 1 of decree no. 63-683 of 13 Jul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L775-13

…of 8 January 2009 L. 518-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-4 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-5 and L. 518-6 Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-7 to L. 518-9 Act no . 2019-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1396 bis

I.-In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on undeveloped properties sold from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2025 by a public entity to illegal occupiers of land is subject to a reduction for the th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 G

…liberative bodies of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax system may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-24-1-A

The provisions of Articles L. 532-23 and L. 532-24 apply ipso jure to the provision of the investment services mentioned in Article L. 321-1. They may also apply to the joint provision of related serv…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14°: Mutual funds

Article 137 bis

…s part of a demerger carried out pursuant to the second paragraph of articles L. 214-8-7 and L. 214-24-41 of the Monetary and Financial Code, constitute income from transferable capital received by th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R2311-13

…ropriation are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of article L. 2311-5, the entries in the budget are justified by the production in the appendix of a forecast resul…

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