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Showing 831840 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Assessment of tax

Article 221 bis

…e subject to corporation tax at the standard rate, profits subject to deferred taxation, unrealised capital gains included in the company's assets and profits not yet taxed on stocks are not subject t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informal appeals

Article R2122-23

…neral for Employment is notified within ten days from the date of receipt of the appeal to the applicant and, where applicable, to the person concerned.If the Director General for Employment remains s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 131

…consultation with the public prosecutor, may issue an arrest warrant for the person if the offence carries a penalty of correctional imprisonment or a more serious penalty.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135

In criminal and correctional matters, committal orders may only be issued in execution of the order provided for in Article 145.The officer responsible for executing the committal order will hand over…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 134

…f a warrant for the bringing in, arrest or search of a person may not enter a citizen's home before 6am or after 9pm. The same applies when the officer is responsible for the arrest of a person who is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 133

…laid down by l'article 145. Failing this, the person shall be released. The provisions of Article 126 shall apply. If the person is arrested more than two hundred kilometres from the seat of the exami…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 130

…son must be brought before the investigating judge who issued the warrant within four days of notification of the warrant. However, this time limit is extended to six days in the event of a transfer f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 136

…erty and custody judge or the public prosecutor. These provisions are extended, subject to the application of more severe penalties, where applicable, to any violation of the measures protecting indiv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the activities of officers and agents of the judicial police

Article 229-1

…onal misconduct or a serious breach of honour or probity by one of the persons mentioned in article 224 affecting the person's ability to carry out judicial police duties, the president of the investi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-22

…mber of the Board or the agent of the Agency appointed pursuant to the last paragraph of Article R. 232-11 may attend the hearing and submit observations. Where appropriate, the member of the Board ma…

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