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Showing 981990 of 3129 articles for Art. CA Colmar – 22 Nov. 2023 – no. 22/00551

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 223 quinquies A

…hin ninety days of receipt of this request, a representative in France authorised to receive communications relating to the assessment, collection and litigation of tax (1).However, the obligation to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 223 quinquies B

…os; 2° Or holding at the close of the financial year, directly or indirectly, more than half of the capital or voting rights of a legal entity (legal person, body, trust or comparable institution esta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-22-1

…g information on a matter of municipal interest or assessing a municipal public service. The same local councillor may not be involved in such a request more than once a year. No task may be created f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-22-1

…s issued as of the next general renewal of municipal councils following the promulgation of the Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 of municipal councils with a population less t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-22-2

…following their creation, new municipalities whose creation order has been issued as of 2 January 2022 benefit, in respect of each of the parts of the special allocation provided for in article L. 233…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22-1

…n entered by the issuing Member State in the European arrest warrant, he is in one of the following cases:1° He was informed in accordance with the law and effectively, unequivocally, in good time, by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-22

…on authorised by that State for that purpose or, where appropriate, directly through the telecommunications means provided for in l'article 706-71. When the issuing State is authorised to intervene, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-22

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the conditions and procedures for the application of this section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-22-1

…10, only the enforcement judge of the Paris judicial court has jurisdiction, the tribunal de l'application des peines de Paris and the chambre de l'application des peines de la cour d'appel de Paris t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-22

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the conditions and procedures for the application of this chapter. This decree specifies the conditions under which the rights of persons held in a socio…

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