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Showing 10811090 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-4

The applicant is summoned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to be heard by the Enforcement Committee.They may be assisted or represented by a person of their choice.If the applicant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1838

…ax, ((shall be subject to dismissal in the event of complicity in the offence specified in Article 1837)) (1). (1) Amendments.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advances

Article R2193-18

Where part of the contract is subcontracted, the advance paid to the contractor is calculated on the basis of the amount of the contract less, where applicable, the amount of the services entrusted to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Operator obligations

Article 1565

Gambling house operators must make a declaration to the customs and excise authorities twenty-four hours before the establishments open..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 151

The examining magistrate may request by letter rogatory any judge of his court, any examining magistrate or any officer of the judicial police, who shall in this case notify the public prosecutor, to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 152

The magistrates or judicial police officers assigned to carry out the investigation exercise, within the limits of the letter rogatory, all the powers of the investigating judge. However, the judicial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 154

…1-2 relating to the hearing of a suspected person or a victim as well as Articles 61-3 and 62-2 to 64-1 are applicable during the execution of letters rogatory. The powers conferred on the public pros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 153

…appear by force of law. A witness who fails to appear is liable to the fine provided for in Article 434-15-1 of the Penal Code. The obligation to take an oath and give evidence is not applicable to pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Allocation of tax

Article 1566

The proceeds of the tax referred to in articles 1559 et 1560 is allocated to the communes in whose territory the gaming houses have their establishments. It is paid monthly, after deduction of a 5% de…

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