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Showing 15611570 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-152-1

Copies, extracts or certificates may be issued by the registrars by electronic means under the conditions provided for in

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 F ter

Departmental councils may institute an abatement on the basis of the land registration tax or registration duty for the acquisition of: a. Buildings or parts of buildings intended for residential use…

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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 R53-8-15

To satisfy the obligation of presentation referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article 706-53-5, the supporting document referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered in perso…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article D47-1-15

Where the issuing authority has indicated in the European Investigation Decision that, because of procedural deadlines, the seriousness of the infringement or other particularly urgent circumstances,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-15-1

…e in breach of the provisions of this chapter, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may, at any time, withdraw the authorisation of this centre after obtaining the opinion of its Steer…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-1

…sent to the policyholder in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph, the policyholder may terminate the contract, without penalty, at any time from the renewal date by sending notice by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4342-15-1

…authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-2

…ho receives the complaint informs the victim, orally and by handing over a document, that he or she may request or consent to benefit from the mobile electronic anti-seizure device provided for in Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 quater E

The Ile-de-France region may collect the development tax under the conditions provided for in 2° of I of article 1635 quater A.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies B

…he time of the contribution of such rights or shares to a company subject to a real taxation system may be subject to a tax deferral under the conditions set out in II. However, in the event of an exc…

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