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Showing 34713480 of 50455 articles for Art. Cass. com. 10 February 1987 n° 85-13.262 · Cass. com. 12 June 2007 n° 06-14.872 · Cass. com. 16 May 1995 · Cass. com. 27 May 2015 n° 14-14.744 · Cass. com. 12 December 1995 · Cass. com. 21 May 1996 · BOI-ENR-DMTOM-10-10-10 et -10-20-10

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-12

The offences which may give rise to the issue of a European arrest warrant are, under the law of the issuing Member State, the following: 1° Offences punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-12

The contract of incorporation or the Articles of Association, as the case may be, may make any transfer of shares subject to the approval of the transferee by the general meeting of the group or by th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 851

Rapport is due from what has been used for the establishment of one of the co-heirs or for the payment of his debts. It is also due in the case of a gift of fruits or income, unless the liberality was…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L785-12

…he same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 631-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 631-2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentie…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-5

…g on the merits until it has been informed of the decision of the Cour de cassation or, as the case may be, of the Constitutional Council.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-128

Articles 706-122 à 706-127 are applicable before the Investigating Chamber in the event of an appeal against an order of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to practise the profession who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R4393-12

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by dental assistants whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4393-14.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-12

…ter consultation with a public health hydrogeologist under the conditions laid down in article R. 1321-14, to request a revision of the initial authorisation. If no decision is taken within this perio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-12

…the compensation fund is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-12

…view to drawing up the electoral list for the measurement of the audience referred to in Article L. 2122-10-1, known as the "files of electoral lists for the measurement of the audience of trade union…

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