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Showing 22812290 of 19482 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Sept. 2008 – no. 07-13.338

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 quatertricies

…ontrolled in accordance with the provisions of the articles L. 137-20, L. 137-21, L. 137-22, L. 137-23, L. 137-25 and L. 137-26 of the Social Security Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3b: Hybrid specialities

Article R5121-9-10

…r health and social security, on the order mentioned in the last paragraph of II of Article L. 5125-23, specifies the time limit within which this opinion is to be given.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Final provisions.

Article R5221-29

…produits de santé, specifies the conditions for applying the procedures defined in Articles R. 5221-23 to R. 5221-28.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-13

…considering refusing to issue or renew the temporary residence permit provided for in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-13, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-21, L. 423-22, L. 423-23, L. 425-9 or L. 426…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-20

…eceipt for the lodging of a complaint for the offence of identity theft provided for in article 434-23 of the Penal Code. The public prosecutor shall check that the conditions for admissibility of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-56

…ecorded in a budget annexed to the budget referred to in articles L. 5212-18 to L. 5212-21, L. 5214-23, or L. 5216-8 as appropriate. The revenues of the annexed budget include the proceeds of the fees…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-47

…mposing or extending a suspension measure pursuant to the second paragraph of III of article L. 321-23-2, shall summon the interested party by any means that confers a date certain. The summons shall…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 Z quinquies

…ation tax constitutes a claim on the State when, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 313-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code, this claim has been the subject of an assignment or pledge pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-24-1

…f municipal councillor are at most equal to 6% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. II. - In municipalities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants, an allowance may be paid for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

…e conditions provided by Article 712-7, decide that the security period provided for by Article 132-23of the Penal Code be terminated or its duration reduced. However, where the Assize Court has decid…

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