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Showing 56015610 of 22138 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 1er juin 2016 n° 14-81187

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Payment of damages and interest on confiscated property

Article 706-164

Any person who, having brought a civil action, has benefited from a final decision awarding him damages and interest as compensation for the harm he has suffered as a result of a criminal offence as w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 1: Filing of instruments of incorporation.

Article R123-103

The constitutive deeds of legal entities whose registered office is located on French territory are filed at the latest at the same time as the application for registration. These deeds are:1° For com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-17

The notice is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the claimant, to the Office and to the professional, the establishment, the centre, the health organisation, the producer, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-8

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine shall give a decision on the application for authorisation of a technique modifying a process included on the list referred to in Article L. 2141-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-12-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXV: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance the acquisition or construction of a principal residence

Article 244 quater J

I. - The credit institutions or finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, which are liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax and hav…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 C

A fixed contribution of €15 is levied for each requisition to publish, register or mention that does not give rise to a proportional contribution and in particular: 1° For each declaration of a change…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

I.-Within the area of competence determined in II of articles L. 5211-2 and L. 5221-2, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs mentioned in article L. 522-1 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-2

The register governed by this chapter ensures the publication:1° Pledges without dispossession with the exception of the pledges mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 2338 of the Civil Code;2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-3

I. - No person may engage in the activity of domiciliation unless they have first been approved by the administrative authority, prior to their registration in the Trade and Companies Register. II. -…

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