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Showing 22612270 of 70794 articles for Art. R 143-1 à R 143-3 · Cass. com. 28 April 2004 · Cass. com. 20 October 1998 · Cass. com. 7 March 2000 · Cass. com. 25 February 2003 · Loi 2015-990 du 6 août 2015

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-7

The proceedings are immediately referred to the Investigating Chamber. The person claimed shall appear before it within eight days of being presented to the Public Prosecutor. At the request of the Pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-36

Each test is marked from 0 to 20. Each mark is subject to the coefficient laid down for the corresponding test. Admission is decided by the selection board on the basis of the average of the marks obt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20

For the application of provisions falling within the remit of the Autorité des marchés financiers, civil, criminal or administrative courts may call upon the chairman of the Autorité des marchés finan…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7a: Joint investigation teams

Article 67 ter A

I. - 1. With the prior agreement of the Minister for Justice and the consent of the other Member State(s) concerned, the public prosecutor may authorise, for the purposes of a customs procedure, the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Performance of obligations under the agreement

Article R15-33-60-8

Where the agreement provides for compensation for the damage caused to the victim, the legal person shall provide the public prosecutor with the information needed to prove that it has been implemente…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Declarations of existence and accounts

Article 286

I.-Any person liable for value added tax must:1° Within fifteen days of commencing its operations, submit to the office designated by an order a declaration in accordance with the model provided by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Seizures

Article A444-38

The services listed under the following numbers in Table 3-2 give rise to the collection of fees equal to six tenths of the fixed and proportional fees, and the graduated fee, calculated pursuant to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Seizures

Article A444-37

The right to institute proceedings provided for in article A. 444-15 the services listed under the following numbers in table 3-2: 1° Number 135 (formal notice to regularise the sale); 2° Number 137 (…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Seizures

Article A444-36

The services listed under numbers 135,137 and 141 of table 3-2 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-2 of article appendix 4-7) Description of service Fee 13…

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

Article R927-1-6

In article R. 712-4-1, the words: "the president of the regional chamber, on a proposal from the president of the territorial chamber where applicable," are replaced by the words: "the president of th…

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