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Showing 301310 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 208

…shall be heard in the presence of the parties or the parties called. By way of exception, the judge may, if the circumstances so require, invite a party to withdraw subject to the party's right to be…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XV: Transactions

Article 2046

A civil interest arising from an offence may be settled. A settlement does not prevent prosecution by the public prosecutor.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7125-29

…by which the Assembly of French Guyana grants the financial aid provided for in article L. 7125-23 may specify the procedures for allocating and monitoring this aid, in particular the possible splitt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-29

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may issue a recommendation or an injunction to electronic money institutions to ensure the existence of sufficient own funds for the issuance and m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The form of declarations and filings and their processing by the keeper of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-292

…onomy, social affairs and agriculture. The authorities referred to in sub-section 2 of this section may request, via the single body referred to in Article R. 123-1 and under the conditions laid down…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7227-29

…ion by which the Assembly of Martinique grants the financial aid provided for in Article L. 7227-24 may specify the procedures for granting and monitoring this aid, in particular the possible splittin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Operations involving manufactured tobacco

Article 298 quindecies

…r taxable transactions carried out in France by the supplier; if it cannot be so deducted, this tax may be reimbursed under the conditions set out in IV of the article 271.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Withdrawal of approval

Article R513-29

…on has a period of one month from receipt of this notification in which to make any observations it may have and bring itself into compliance.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-29

…e proceedings, dismiss, discharge or acquit have become final, as well as data relating to victims, may be consulted, without the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor, by: 1° Police and gendarmerie…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-29

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect notifies the mayor, in his capacity as civil registrar, of the identity and address of persons residing in the commun…

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