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Showing 25512560 of 19301 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Jan. 2011 – no. 09-72.510

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-20

…duct conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 or the enforcement of food or feed law, in the exercise of their market surveillance tasks ;4°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

…not been put into operation within three years of the notification provided for in article R. 212-7-18 or the date on which the authorisation is deemed to have been granted by virtue of article L. 212…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-223

…administrative supervision; 6° For each legal unit, the category of business, as defined by Decree no. 2008-1354 of 18 December 2008 on the criteria for determining the category to which a business b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-21

…provided for by article 712-17, suspension of the accommodation measure provided for by article 712-18, to the provisional incarceration provided for by article 712-19 or the withdrawal or revocation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-8

…r in 2° or 2° 0 bis ofarticle 83 of the General Tax Code or from the exemption provided for in b of 18° of article 81 of the same code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Appeal by the Public Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation

Article 639-3

The appeal provided for in Article 18 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 shall be lodged by reasoned application by the Public Prosecutor, filed at the registry of the Cour de cassation; it shall be dir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-16

…parties in respect of the offences provided for in the articles 222-34 to 222-40 and by article 227-18-1 of the Penal Code when the public prosecution has been initiated by the public prosecutor or th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 quinquies C

…to in the first paragraph is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R*532-65

…the priority question of constitutionality, in the manner laid down by Articles R. 532-16 to R. 532-18.The notification of a referral decision states that observations may be submitted to the Council…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L754-7

…he wording resulting from L. 313-50 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 313-50-1 to L. 313-51 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above…

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