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Showing 781790 of 12814 articles for Art. T. confl. 13-10-2014 n° 3963

French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Repair, reconstruction and rebuilding of property and businesses damaged as a result of hostilities

Article 1056

I. - 1° Deeds, judgments, documents and writings relating to the application of the law of 28 October 1946 on war damage are, provided that they expressly refer to it, exempt from registration duties…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-13

In the event of liquidation carried out under the conditions provided for in Article L. 326-1, the following provisions shall apply: 1° If the financial situation of the company dissolved following th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-13

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7, A. 37-8, A. 37-9 and A. 37-11, when the offences referred to in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code are recorded without intercepting the vehicle and using an automa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

I.-In the City of Paris, the Prefect of Police exercises the powers and duties conferred upon him by the Consuls' decree of 12 messidor an VIII which determines the duties of the Prefect of Police in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-13

…to public health. The registration specifies the classification for dispensing the medicinal product.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…Etablissement public de gestion immobilière du Nord-Pas-de-Calais created by the article 191 of law n° 2000-1208 du 13 décembre 2000 relative à la solidarité et au renouvellement urbains lorsque ces l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-13

…e members of the nurses' association councils are elected in a single-round majority binominal ballot. Each pair is made up of candidates of different genders. If the Council of the Order has an uneve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-135

A General Meeting which decides or authorises a capital increase, either by setting all the terms and conditions itself, or by delegating its power or authority under the conditions provided for in Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-2

In the event of prosecution for a crime or for an offence mentioned in article 706-47, the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge may, ex officio or at the request of the public prosecut…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1019

Any contribution, sale or exchange of securities that has been approved under the conditions provided for in the fifth paragraph of article 42-3 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to fre…

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