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Showing 221230 of 11992 articles for Art. Loi 23 March 2019 – justice reform

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-23

…ables", as appropriate;2. A statement that the deed is subject to the provisions of articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-34;3. The name or corporate name of the credit institution, the FIA mentioned in the fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to national-interest markets installed on public property.

Article R761-23

The granting of an exclusive occupation authorisation may be subject to the payment, by the applicant, of a right of first accession fixed under the conditions set out in article L. 761-3. Without pre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 quater

…s located in a zone franche urbaine-territoire entrepreneur defined in B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 du 4 février 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du territoire,…

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

Article 230-18

…ed data is to be kept, the procedures for authorising the persons mentioned in 1° and 3° of Article 230-16 as well as, where applicable, the conditions under which interested parties may exercise thei…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Marine, river and lake liability insurance

Article L173-23

Subject to the provisions of article L. 173-24, the injured third party has a direct right of action against the insurer covering the civil liability of the person liable.The insurer may not pay to a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-23

The report by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique provided for in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, gives an account…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint ventures formed by professionals covered by Titles I, II, IV and VII of this Book.

Article D4381-23

The formation of a joint venture of nurses, masseur-physiotherapists, chiropodists, speech therapists, orthoptists and dieticians referred to in Title II of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relatin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-23

…sting State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Public Prosecutor shall notify the Minister for Justice of the arrest without delay.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-23

…e actual existence of the runway or facilities predates the entry into force of Law no. 2005-157 of 23 February 2005 on the development of rural areas;-where the establishment of the easement is the o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

…pired).(1) Annex III, art. 10 H bis and 46 quater-0 R.(2) See Annex II, art. 165.(3) Annex IV, art. 23 J and 23 K.(4) Annex II, art. 168.(5) Annex II, art. 166,167 and 169.

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