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Showing 301310 of 34284 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 9-6-2022 n° 20-21.277 F-B

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Transfers subject to reduced or exempt taxation

Article 707 bis

In the event of the eviction of a purchaser, the exercise of the right of pre-emption instituted by articles L. 412-1 to L. 412-13 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, relating to the status of ten…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Provisions specific to certain agreements

Article 817 B

The provisions of Article 816 also applies to transactions authorised under the conditions set out in 3 of article 210 B.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HZ bis

A decree sets out the terms of application of articles 238 bis HV to 238 bis HZ and, in particular, the reporting obligations.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383-0 B bis

1. Communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 quater B bis

A company's declarations intended for the administration and submitted electronically, on a compulsory or optional basis, are transmitted in accordance with conditions laid down by decree.Declarations…

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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 695-9-25

The Public Prosecutor shall inform the judicial authority of the issuing State of any appeal lodged and of the grounds raised, so that that authority may submit its observations, where appropriate by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-6

The authorisation holder ensures that patients have access to innovative treatments and clinical trials, either on its own or by referring them to other health establishments which hold the cancer tre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3b: Hybrid specialities

Article R5121-9-6

Unless there is a risk to patients' health, proprietary medicinal products which fulfil the conditions for being a reference proprietary medicinal product in an existing hybrid group may, by decision…

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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 695-9-12

Before taking a decision, the investigating judge to whom a freezing request is referred directly shall forward it to the public prosecutor for an opinion. The public prosecutor who receives a freezin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to asset freezing orders issued by the French judicial authorities

Article 695-9-7

The public prosecutor, the investigating courts, the liberty and custody judge and the trial courts, which are competent under the provisions of this code to order the seizure of property, are compete…

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