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Showing 32113220 of 6571 articles for Art. Cons. const. 12 Oct 2012 n° 2012-280 QPC

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804 A

…in five years of a settlement or conviction that became final after the entry into force of the loi n° 77-1453 du 29 décembre 1977 modifiée accordant des garanties de procédure aux contribuables en ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-2

…II.-In the fourth paragraph, the words: "in particular pursuant to Articles 5, 48 and 66 of the loi n° 82-213 du 2 mars 1982 modifiée relative aux droits et libertés des communes, des départements et…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-20

…the possibility of issuing a bring or arrest warrant in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-17, the sentence enforcement judge and court may issue a search note designed to enable the sente…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-118

…y in the Articles of Association, meetings are convened in accordance with the article 40 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-110

…governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX du livre III du code civil, sous réserve des disposi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-13

The processing mentioned in article 230-12 may contain data on persons, without age limitation: 1° Against whom there is serious or corroborating evidence making it likely that they may have participa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Admission to psychiatric care of prisoners suffering from mental disorders

Article L3214-2

Articles L. 3211-3, L. 3211-4, L. 3211-6, L. 3211-8, L. 3211-9, L. 3211-12 to L. 3211-12-4 and L. 3211-12-6 apply to prisoners hospitalised on account of their mental disorder, subject to the restrict…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-1

…those referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 321-10-3, which have met, as from 1 January 2012 and for three consecutive financial years, one of the following conditions:a) The annual collec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Departmental fund

Article 1648 A

…nt paid in 2021. In respect of 2023, the amount to be paid is equal to the amount paid in 2022.From 2012, the overall amount mentioned in the first paragraph is divided between the departmental funds…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-4

I.-The report on the application of articles L. 132-9-2 and L. 132-9-3 provided for in article L. 132-9-3-1 is published annually on the insurance undertaking's website or on any other durable medium…

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