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Showing 46814690 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-2

…sentative of world cinematography 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 appl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 708

…police sentence or a non-custodial correctional sentence may be suspended or split for serious medical, family, professional or social reasons. The decision is taken either by the public prosecutor o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12-3

…onomic Area wishing to work in France in the context of the provision of services Declaration form (7)Surname: First name(s): Address: Nationality: Member State of establishment: Physical or sporting…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Relations between sports associations and companies and their supporters

Article D224-7

…e professional league concerned and with the representative of the State in the département and, in Paris, the Prefect of Police, as part of the preparations for sporting events and competitions. Wher…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R8272-7

The Prefect of the département in which the establishment is located or, in Paris and on the premises of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Le Bourget and Paris-Orly airports, the Police Prefect, may…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

…ally responsible for combating terrorism, may be authorised by name by the public prosecutor at the Paris court of appeal to carry out investigations relating to offences falling within the scope of A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Simplified system

Article 74

…ified tax regime based on actual profit is determined in accordance with the provisions of articles 72 to 73 E subject to the following simplifications: a. Farm accounts only record receipts and payme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

I. - With effect from 2005, the lump-sum allocation comprises:1° A basic allocation intended to take account of the costs associated with the size of its population.With effect from 2011, this basic a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Orientation of the case

Article 779

…de that the lawyers will appear before him again, on a hearing date that he fixes, to confer on the case one last time if he considers that a final exchange of submissions or a final communication of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors.

Article D2573-7

…ioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV…

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