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Showing 221230 of 24820 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23-9-2008 n° 07-15.210

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-14

The Articles 230-8 and 230-9 shall apply to the processing mentioned in l'article 230-12.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-23

When their purpose is to finance, even partially, the initial installation of digital projection equipment, selective financial aid from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is subject t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-25

Only the following may use the software covered by this chapter:1° Employees of the departments mentioned in article 230-20, individually designated and specially empowered, for the sole purposes of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIII: Tax regime for non-trading companies whose purpose is the construction of buildings with a view to sale

Article 239 ter

I. - The provisions of 2 of article 206 are not applicable to non-trading companies created after the entry into force of law no. 64-1278 of 23 December 1964 and whose purpose is the construction of b…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-23

If the third party declares that he holds property on behalf of the debtor, the act of seizure shall contain, on pain of nullity : 1° A reference to the title under which the seizure is made; 2° A men…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Taking sides

Article D1442-23

Articles L. 141-2 and L. 141-3 of the Code de l'organisation judiciaire and articles L. 366-1 to L. 366-9 of the Code de procédure civile are applicable to industrial tribunals and their individual me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R773-23

…he same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-16-3 and R. 533-16-4n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-17n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-17-1n° 2020-1637 of 22 Decem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R774-23

…he same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-16-3 and R. 533-16-4n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-17n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-17-1n° 2020-1637 of 22 Decem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-23

Within the limits of the services that it is authorised to provide within the territory of a Member State other than France, where it has its registered office, any financial institution that has obta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Information on business papers.

Article R123-237

All registered persons shall indicate on their invoices, order forms, price lists and advertising documents as well as on all correspondence and receipts concerning their activity and signed by them o…

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