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Showing 35213530 of 19510 articles for Art. Cass. com. 21 April 2022

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-173

…ectly or indirectly the undertaking in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 214-172, it is required to credit these sums to an account specifically allocated for the benefit of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-1

In view of the request made pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 529-2, of the protest lodged pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 529-5, of that provided for by III of Article 529-6 or th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D593-2

In all cases where, pursuant to the provisions of this Code, a lawyer may request the issue of a copy of the file of the criminal proceedings, as well as in cases where, pursuant to Articles 77-2,80-2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 sexvicies

…can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion or a dwelling that has been compl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-15

If the insurer remains silent or explicitly refuses to make an offer, or if the person responsible for the damage is not insured or the insurance cover provided for in article L. 1142-2 has been exhau…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26-1

…gations resulting from Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, which has been provided or created by the consumer when using the digital content or dig…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-15

…with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-34

…to in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the Europe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 L

…as a result of a general security measure;c) The operations provided for by Order no. 45-610 of 10 April 1945 setting out the procedures for applying the legislation on reconstruction and by Order no…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

…with the department responsible for their registered office or main establishment no later than 25 April of the year during which the tax provided for in this article is due. The declaration includes…

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