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Showing 51015110 of 67589 articles for Art. s. L 228-12 and L 228-14 · Arts. R 228-18 and R 228-20

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 18

Judicial police officers have jurisdiction within the territorial limits where they carry out their usual duties. Officers of the judicial police, temporarily placed at the disposal of a service other…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Operating rules.

Article D214-32-14

Contributions in kind made at the formation of a fonds commun de placement are valued under the same conditions as subsequent contributions of securities and in accordance with the procedures set out…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loans to businesses.

Article D313-14-1

The minimum notice period referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of article L. 313-12 is sixty days for all categories of credit.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1839

False mention of registration or merged formality either in a minute or in an expedition, is punishable by the penalties laid down for forgery by the article 441-4 of the Penal Code. Proceedings are i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1827

Any person who has contravened the provisions of

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1837

I. - Anyone who has fraudulently made the statements prescribed by the provisions of Chapter I of Title IV of Part 1 of Book I and the texts enacted to implement them shall be punished by three years'…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1838

In the event of a repeat offence within ten years of a previous disciplinary decision that has become final, a public or ministerial officer who is found to have, in any way, been complicit in manoeuv…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1826

A contravention of the provisions of III of article 806 and Article 807; in addition, custodians, holders or debtors who have contravened the provisions of Articles 806 and 807 are personally liable f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Selection of the feature film representing French cinema at the Oscars

Article A210-12

The secretariat of the commission is provided by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-12

Staff representatives are elected on the basis of proportional representation, with the remainder being distributed on the basis of the highest average, and without a mixture of candidates.

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