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Showing 801810 of 49710 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23-2-1999 n° 422

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-23

Statutory auditors of portfolio management companies and data communication service providers are bound by professional secrecy with regard to the Autorité des marchés financiers.Statutory auditors ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Unique company identification number.

Article D123-236

The provisions of article D. 123-235 do not prevent a company from being required to bear, in addition to the unique identification number and as a specific identifier: 1° For activities subject to re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 quaterdecies

When the rental is granted by a legal entity or a public or private law body, not mentioned in article 234 duodecies or article 234 terdecies, the contribution provided for in article 234 nonies, base…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The national judicial interception platform

Article 230-45

I.-A decree in the Council of State, issued after a public and reasoned opinion from the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, shall determine the missions and operating procedures o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 duodecies

I. - Where the tenancy is granted by a legal person or body required to file the declaration provided for in 1 of Article 223, excluding those taxed at the corporation tax rates provided for in Articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-23

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:1° "Waste": any waste as defined in Article L. 541-1-1 of the Environment Code;2° "Household waste": household waste as defined…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Emergency care teaching centres and emergency first aid training

Article D6311-23

The emergency care teaching centre, the medical or health training and research unit or the Val-de-Grâce School authorises the trainers authorised to provide training to obtain the certificate of trai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-23

In order to promote the coordination, quality, continuity of care and safe dispensing of the medicinal products, products and articles defined in article L. 4211-1 and implantable medical devices, a p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Pseudonymous investigations

Article 230-46

Only for the purpose of establishing crimes and offences punishable by imprisonment committed via electronic communications, and where justified by the requirements of the investigation or enquiry, of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Fate of stored embryos

Article R2141-23-2

In the event of the death of one of the members of the couple at the origin of the conception of the embryo, and in the event that the couple had, in application of III of article L. 2141-4, expressed…

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