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Showing 18811890 of 20081 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 30 January 2019

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

…1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 231-6 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-7 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 Octob…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition of the Criminal Appeals Division

Article 510

…is accused or if [Provisions declared to be unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision no. 2019-778 DC of 21 March 2019] the appellant expressly requests that the case be heard by a panel; th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 20: Reinforced official import controls

Article R412-36

…for in Article L. 412-1: 1° The provisions of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary reinforcement of official controls and emergency measu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation

Article R4461-33

…cedures and conditions meet the requirements laid down by the orders referred to in Article R. 4461-30. Where the organisational procedures and conditions no longer meet the requirements laid down by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-3

…seudonymous, anonymous or collective works, the term of the exclusive right is seventy years from 1 January of the calendar year following that in which the work was published. The date of publication…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° bis : Inheritance tax. Exemption for property and property rights located in Corsica

Article 1135 bis

…ovable property rights located in Corsica are exempt from death duties.For estates opened between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2027, the exemption mentioned in the first paragraph is applicable up t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-2

…une 2013, in accordance with point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, to an investment firm w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-14

…one or more deputy mayors from among the municipal councillors. The number of these may not exceed 30% of the total number of communal councillors.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L4523-7-1

…aff representatives on the social and economic committee to carry out their duties, is increased by 30%.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Reciprocal participations.

Article R233-18

The periods provided for in the second and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 233-30 are one year from the date on which the shares that the company is obliged to dispose of entered its assets.

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