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Showing 47914800 of 23652 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 juin 2009 n° 08-17843

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-21

For works belonging to the animation genre:1° The award of automatic financial aid for production and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D8-2

…ority designated by Article 40(5) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985.It is also the national authority responsible for verifying requests for access to the EURODAC d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article L2213-5

…roads for vehicles transporting hazardous materials covered by Council Directive 82/501 of 24 June 1982 on the major accident hazards of certain industrial activities and likely to compromise public s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I, II and IV

Article 1378 quater A

…rm whatsoever, with a view to one of the objects set out in Article 2 of Law no. 78-654 of 22 June 1978, into a professional economic development committee governed by the same law, is exempt from all…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-24

Before 30 June each year, the authorised issuer, other than a credit institution, sends the Minister responsible for personal services, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a report o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

…2°, 3° and the last paragraph of III of this article, the second paragraph of III of article L. 532-9 and I of article L. 214-167, it must meet the conditions applicable to portfolio management compan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA

…ent and renewable energy production equipment acquired or manufactured by companies from 1 January 1977 that appear on a list drawn up by joint order of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quater : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the zone known as the "cinquante pas géométriques" in Guadeloupe

Article 1609 C

…in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Guadeloupe created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30 décembre 1996 relative à l'aménagement, la protection et la mise en valeur de la zo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quinquies : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the so-called "fifty-nation zone" in Martinique

Article 1609 D

…in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Martinique created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30 décembre 1996 relative à l'aménagement, la protection et la mise en valeur de la zo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-44

…territory, the document shall be transmitted in accordance with the forms provided for in articles 696-8 and 696-9, accompanied, where applicable, by a French translation. Service is made personally,…

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