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Showing 110 of 68160 articles for Art. R. 145-2 à R. 145-8

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-2

In criminal matters, an accused person may not be held in custody for more than one year. However, subject to the provisions of article 145-3, the liberty and custody judge may, on expiry of this peri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of rental value.

Article R145-2

The items mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 145-33 shall be assessed in accordance with the conditions set out in this sub-section.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1452

The following are exempt from business property tax: 1° Workers who do contract work for private individuals, or on their behalf and with materials belonging to them, whether or not they have a sign o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1452

In the absence of agreement by the parties on the procedures for appointing the arbitrator or arbitrators: 1° In the case of arbitration by a sole arbitrator, if the parties do not agree on the choice…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

…do not involve any right of way on the public domain; 4° Subject to the provisions of l'article L. 145-26 to leases of premises or buildings belonging to the State, local authorities and public estab…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-2

…nsurers, each of them in proportion to the share of the co-insurance contract that it agrees to cover. II - The co-insurers appoint a lead insurer from among their number, whose duties they specify in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145

…e hearing by a lawyer of their choice or, if they do not choose a lawyer, by a court-appointed lawyer. The chosen lawyer or, in the case of a court-appointed lawyer, the President of the Bar Associati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

…8 of 25 August 2006 relating to sociétés anonymes coopératives d'intérêt collectif pour l'accession à la propriété, which meets the conditions for entitlement to the parent company tax regime other th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Decisions ordering investigative measures.

Article 145

If there is a legitimate reason to preserve or establish before any trial proof of facts on which the outcome of a dispute may depend, legally admissible investigative measures may be ordered at the r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 145

Nevertheless, the public prosecutor of the place where the marriage is celebrated may grant age waivers for serious reasons.

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