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Showing 261270 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 207

…2, last paragraph, 82-1, second paragraph, 156, second paragraph, or 167, penultimate paragraph, it may either evoke and proceed under the conditions provided for in Articles 201,202,204 and 205, or r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Remuneration of members of boards and delegations

Article D4233-29

…delegation of the Order, who are not entitled to the allowance provided for in article D. 4233-28, may receive an allowance for participation in the work of the Order when they sit or participate in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quinquies

I. - The flat-rate refund instituted by article 298 quater benefits:a) To farmers who sell butchery and charcuterie animals defined by decree (1), either to a person liable for value added tax in resp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIIa: Basic excess

Article 293 G

I. - The taxable persons referred to in III of article 293 B who meet the conditions for exemption and who have not opted for payment of value added tax are excluded from the benefit of the exemption…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-29

The Medical Committee and the Agency Committee meet at least once every three months. Each body draws up its own rules of procedure. Except in cases of urgency, the agenda is sent at least fifteen day…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVI: Arbitration agreement

Article 2060

Compromise may not be entered into on questions of personal status and capacity, on those relating to divorce and legal separation or on disputes concerning public authorities and public establishment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 293 A

…eable at the time when the goods are deemed to be imported, within the meaning of 2 of I of Article 291.The import declaration means the customs declaration, within the meaning of Article 5(12) of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum capital requirement

Article R352-29

…entioned in one of the classes listed in 10 to 15 of Article R. 321-1 are covered, in which case it may not be lower than the threshold referred to in point ii; ii) A threshold for life insurance unde…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Provisions common to all applications

Article R464-29

…rsuant to Article L. 463-4 granting protection of business secrecy or refusing to lift such secrecy may only be appealed together with the Authority's decision on the merits.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: The defence.

Article 20

The judge may always hear the parties themselves.

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