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Showing 52015210 of 37804 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 2e – 31 May 2018 – no. 17-17518

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-2-1

…ent of his Public Prosecutor's Office, provided for in the second paragraph of article 39-1, before 31 January of the year following the year to which they relate. The information contained in these t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Notices of default and payment orders

Article A444-15

…0 to €304 5.60% From €305 to €912 2.80% From €913 to €3040 1.40% Over €3040 0.28%The initiation fee may only be levied once in connection with the recovery of the same debt.It is payable by the debtor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-10

…145-13 to R. 6145-18 and in compliance with the conditions set out in article R. 6145-11.The budget may, where necessary, be the subject of amending decisions set by the Director, either on his own in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

…nt.Practitioners appointed under 5° of article R. 6152-7 who, before the entry into force of decree no. 2020-1182 of 28 September 2020 relating to the modification of the salary scale for full-time ho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-13

The transfer for consideration to a natural person or the inter vivos transfer for no consideration of the affected assets, the transfer to a sole trader or a legal entity of these assets or their con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-64

I.-A hospital practitioner may, at his or her request, be granted leave of absence : 1° For an accident or serious illness of the spouse or partner with whom he/she is bound by a civil solidarity pact…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Aa: Correction applied to exemptions when property tax on built-up properties is transferred

Article 1382-0

…rticle 1384 C as well as to articles 1384 E, 1384 F, 1586 A and 1586 B in their version in force on 31 December 2020, is equal to the ratio between:1° On the one hand, the sum of the products, calcula…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 sexvicies

…Article 4 B can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion or a dwelling that ha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Refusal and withdrawal of the temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" or "ICT mobile trainee".

Article R421-58

…temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT mobile trainee" provided for in article L. 421-31 is withdrawn in the following situations: 1° The establishment or company employing the foreign n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L744-5

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 213-5 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1 law no. 200…

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