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Showing 41114120 of 36097 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e – 30 May 2007 – no. 06-13268

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6162-5

The minimum number of meetings, which may not be less than four per year, and, subject to the following provisions, the procedures for convening meetings and the rules governing the operation of the B…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

…ematerialised supporting documents of a contractual nature provided for in heading 2 of this decree may be sent to the public accountant without the signature of the persons authorised to sign them. (…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1-2

I. - As long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, the public prosecutor may propose to a legal person accused of one or more of the offences provided for in Articles 433-1,433-2,435-3,435…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-12

…f the resources available to the school, as defined in III of article R. 114-20.To this end, before 30 September, it communicates to the region to which it is attached and to the rector of the academi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-28

…et de résolution under the conditions set out in Articles L. 612-1 and L. 612-23 to L. 612-27 ; it may be subject to the measures and sanctions set out in Articles L. 511-41-3, L. 612-30 to L. 612-34…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-18

…ice plan provided for in article R. 2324-29 and the operating rules provided for in article R. 2324-30, or drafts of these documents if they have not yet been adopted. III -The application is deemed t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° ter : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of press companies.

Article 199 terdecies-0 C

…x purposes, within the meaning of the article 4 B, are entitled to an income tax reduction equal to 30% of payments made up to 31 December 2024 in respect of cash subscriptions to the capital of compa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI ter: Taxation of certain public limited companies, simplified joint stock companies and limited liability companies. Opting for the partnership system

Article 239 bis AB

…rd or manager, as well as by the members of their tax household within the meaning of in Article 6, may opt for the partnership tax regime referred to in Article 8. For the purposes of determining the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93

…iff by decision of the president of the judicial court at the request of the public prosecutor, the mayor, the police commissioner or the gendarmerie brigade commander in matters of protective measure…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46

I.-Pursuant to IX of Article L. 613-44, a subsidiary that is not a resolution entity may be exempted from compliance with the requirement set out in IV of the same article if the following conditions…

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