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Showing 22712280 of 19016 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 September 2018

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article R123-323

…staff of the chambers of trades governed by articles 103 et seq. of the local professional code of 26 July 1900 for Alsace and Moselle and the reference to the title of master craftsman provided for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-15

…e L. 2121-13, as well as to any interested party, under the conditions set out in l'article L. 2121-26. Transmitted by the metropolitan authority to the State representative and to the metropolitan au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-108

…ions or by all the works constituting a direct line within the meaning of the décret n° 2001-366 du 26 avril 2001 susvisé, établie en vertu de permissions de voirie, sont fixées par le conseil municip…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-40

…hen the French Government has obtained the extradition of a person pursuant to the Convention of 27 September 1996 relating to Extradition between the Member States of the European Union, the person t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increase in certain selective aids

Article 919-44

…ned in article 222-7 and article 222-8, which are released in cinemas between 1 January 2023 and 30 September 2023 may be subject to an increase.The increase applies to aid granted between 1 March 202…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 sexies

I. - In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on built-up properties sold from 18 September 2013 until 31 December 2016 by a public entity to unlawful occupants of buildings used as their main dwelli…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article D426-12

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 426-21 is issued to an association or foundation that has been in existence for at least three years and holds the authorisation provided for in article 15…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-66

…cle R. 351-9 of the Social Security Code. The provisions of article 48-2 of decree no. 85-986 of 16 September 1985 relating to the particular regime of certain positions of State civil servants, to se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 972 bis

…s which reserve the subscription or acquisition of their units or shares pursuant to Article L. 214-26-1 of the same code; 3° Closed-end investment companies mentioned in article L. 214-127 of the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-3

…of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 has referred the matter to the European Banking Authority in accordance with Article 19…

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