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Showing 53015310 of 21190 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 août 2023 n° 22-12084

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R335-5

…unications Regulatory Authority) designated in application of IV of Article 4 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication to implement a means of securing his or her access tha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-42

…sistance has been put in place in the field of asset management on behalf of third parties;2° Up to 30% of its assets in units or shares of collective investment schemes governed by French law, of FIA…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-6

…cation in New Caledonia and French Polynesia: 1° The third and fourth paragraphs of article R. 4234-30 do not apply; 2° In article R. 4234-33: a) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following provisions: "…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-33

Once a year, if the theoretical number of vehicles determined in accordance with articles R. 6312-30 and R. 6312-31 is greater than the number of vehicles already authorised, the Director General of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 C

…in that same article, its investment quota provided for, as the case may be, in I of article L. 214-30 of the Monetary and Financial Code, in I of l'article L. 214-31 of the same code or VI ter of art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-27

…nearly at the end of each year, from 0% for the year starting 1 January 2016 to 100% from 1 January 2023.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article A312-10

The Commission nationale de sécurité des enceintes sportives, referred to in article R. 312-22, comprises, in addition to its Chairman: 1° Seven representatives of the State, ex officio members:a) Two…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

I. - The agents performing the same duties in French Polynesia and New Caledonia as those performed by the agents mentioned in Article L. 1421-1 have the prerogatives mentioned in Articles L. 1421-2 t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 677

Subject to special provisions, the following are subject to proportional or progressive taxation: 1° Transfers, either inter vivos or by death, of ownership or usufruct of movable or immovable propert…

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