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Showing 17111720 of 19780 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2005 – no. 04-12087

French General Tax CodeIn force
16°: Acquisitions of woods and forests and land for reforestation

Article 1137

…not subject to a prohibition on afforestation, recorded in a notarised deed signed before 1 January 2005, are exempt from any levy for the benefit of the Treasury if the purchaser undertakes in the de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Compliance orders

Article L521-3-1

…practice cannot be identified or has not complied with an injunction issued pursuant to Article L. 521-1, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may, by means of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1-1

…ctober 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, of €10,000 or more forms part of a consignment from or to another Member State of the European…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-36

…s to be proven. However, in the case of a person convicted of offences committed before 14 December 2005, he or she may request a second opinion before the sentence enforcement court rules on the pros…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-2

Without prejudice to the information obligations provided for in article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and in articles L. 111-7 and L. 111-7-1 of this co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Enforcement provisions.

Article L323-34

…application of this section, and in particular : - the procedures for application of Article L. 323-21 ; - the procedures for approving, operating and monitoring adapted businesses and home-based work…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-4

The provisions of article L. 511-21 relating to endorsement. In the case provided for in the sixth paragraph of this article, if the guarantee does not indicate on whose behalf it has been given, it i…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter B

…ctober 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, which is circulating within the customs territory, within the meaning of Article 1 of this Cod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and appointment of a provisional administrator

Article D6323-19-2

…nt committee no longer complies with the provisions of articles L. 6323-17-6, D. 6323-20-1, D. 6323-21, D. 6323-21-2 and D. 6323-21-4. II -When the regional prefect finds that a regional cross-industr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R784-8

…Articles applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-35 and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-39n° 2011-…

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