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Showing 27512760 of 19301 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Jan. 2011 – no. 09-72.510

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Type-approval examination

Article R1333-139

…akes account of the advice given by the radiation protection advisor referred to in Article R. 1333-18. The results of these checks and inspections and the corrective action taken to bring the premise…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quaterdecies

…15% and 30% for housing acquired or built in 2010;- 10% and 25% for housing acquired or built in 2011.VI. - I applies on condition that the dwelling that is the subject of the loan is, on the date…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

…p, managing or directing companies;f) Setting up, managing or directing trusts governed by articles 2011 to 2031 of the Civil Code or by foreign law, or any other similar structure;g) Setting up or ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

…able, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this mechanism, in particular to its financing. In addition, the fonds de garantie des d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-19

For the application of articles L. 441-17 and L. 441-18, a guide to good practice is published and updated regularly. Each distributor shall communicate to the Director General of Competition, Consume…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article R6112-6

…e amount imposed and the reasons for imposing it. The fund referred to in Articles L. 174-2, L. 174-18 or L. 752-1 of the Social Security Code is informed of this decision and proceeds with recovery;2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 223 sexies

…1417. It refers to that defined in 1 of I of this article for reference tax incomes determined from 2011.

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

Article 2-25

…ts and other attacks, abductions and kidnappings punishable by articles 221-1 à 221-5-5,222-1 à 222-18-3,222-22 à 222-33-1,223-1-1 et 224-1 to 224-5-2 of the Penal Code, if it proves that it has recei…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75

…es and offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, with the exception of 11°, 11° bis and 18°, 706-73-1, excluding the 11°, or 706-74, in cases that are or would appear to be of great comple…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-30

…it submits an application for authorisation in another region. In accordance with article R. 212-10-18, the training organisation undertakes to present procedures for the organisation of additional se…

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