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Showing 46614670 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-9

…rvisory Board.The members of the Enforcement Committee are appointed for a term of five years. They may be reappointed once, subject to the fifth and sixth paragraphs. They may not be over seventy yea…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Id : Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article R321-9

…n, other technical methods of data collection. IV. - In implementing I, the requested organisations may, if they consider it necessary, take appropriate measures to preserve the accuracy and integrity…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I bis: Tax on the market value of real estate owned in France by legal entities

Article 990 F

…est to the property or property rights and which are not exempt pursuant to d or e of 3° of article 990 E. Any legal entity, body, trust or comparable institution interposed between the debtor or debt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-95

…le, including the additional fees maintained together with the penalties provided for in article 1729 of the General Tax Code. IV. - In the event of failure to submit a declaration within the prescrib…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 905-2

…tervention. The president of the chamber seised or the magistrate designated by the first president may of his own motion, by order, set shorter time limits than those provided for in the preceding pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article R123-97

…ty for the applicant to lodge the appeals provided for, depending on the case, by articles R. 123-139 to R. 123-142 and R. 123-143 to R. 123-149 and specify the terms and conditions thereof.Failure by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-96

…he financial instruments mentioned in 6° and 7° of the I of article L. 214-36 and in article R. 214-93 issued by the same entity may not represent more than 10% of the assets of the undertaking for co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments distributing the Livret A or the Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article R221-9

…of businesses that meet the criteria set out in European Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 defining micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; 2° To finance projects by legal entitie…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for criminal prosecution

Article L823-9

Aiding the illegal movement or residence of a foreign national may not give rise to criminal proceedings under articles L. 823-1 or L. 823-2 when committed by :1° The foreign national's ascendants or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97

…aid down in this paragraph.These risks, assessed by the person mentioned in the previous paragraph, may in particular result from the fact that the operation concerns buildings, equipment, materials o…

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