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Showing 50315040 of 51146 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Nov. 2011 – no. 10-22.859

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 20

Subject to the provisions of article 20-1, the following are judicial police officers: 1° Members of the national gendarmerie, other than volunteers, who do not have the status of judicial police offi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-28

I.-For the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° or 4° of article R. 5126-1, with the exception of army hospitals and the Institution nationale des invalides, the applicati…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The expert's opinion.

Article 284

After the time limit given to the parties by Article 282 to submit their observations, the judge sets the expert's remuneration in the light, in particular, of the diligence carried out, compliance wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238

…subject to separate taxation at the rate provided for in the second paragraph of a of I of article 219 the net income from the licensing of the following items having the character of intangible fixe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book IV: Securities

Article 2286

A right of retention on the thing may be exercised by:

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256

…to dispose of tangible property in the same way as an owner is considered to be the supply of goods.2° The following in particular are considered to be tangible movable property:electricity, gas, heat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quaterdecies

…s taken out with a financial institution in respect of this transaction, as defined in Article L. 312-2 of the French Consumer Code.The first paragraph also applies to taxpayers who have a home built…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-20

…uthority and the Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety mentioned in article L. 592-38 of the Environment Code;2° To agents reporting to the Minister for Sport mentioned in article L…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Annual tax on vacant dwellings.

Article 232

…ber of housing applications in relation to the number of annual moves into the social rental stock ;2° In municipalities that do not meet the conditions set out in 1° of this I where there is a marked…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-2

…interim relief judge.To carry out the medical examination of the victim referred to in article L. 126-1, the guarantee fund chooses a doctor specialising in the assessment of bodily injury from the l…

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