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Showing 691700 of 50980 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. 29-2-2012 n° 11-12.782

French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Intra-Community transactions involving new or second-hand means of transport

Article 298 sexies A

Taxable resellers subject to the obligations set out in article 297 G who wish to benefit from the scheme provided for in article 297 A and agents are required to request, on behalf of their client or…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 29

Where an entry has been registered even though it was inadmissible because an essential condition was missing, the court in charge of the register may strike it off ex officio. It must inform the inte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-29

When it is raised for the first time in the appeal proceedings, the plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution shall be presented in a separate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Request for rectification, deletion or restriction of the obligation to submit data

Article R53-8-29

After requesting the public prosecutor's written submissions, the liberty and custody judge makes a reasoned decision within two months. This period is extended to four months if an expert opinion is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction between Member States of the European Union

Article D47-1-29

If, in the course of the direct consultations undertaken, a consensus has been reached on the continuation of the criminal proceedings in only one Member State, the competent authority of that Member…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-29

The Office covers the cost of expert assessments. Within the limit of their respective share of liability, it shall request reimbursement from the persons considered liable other than the State or the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-3

In accordance with the provisions of article 706-135 of this code, the regime for involuntary hospitalisation ordered by a court pursuant to this article is, with regard to the conditions for lifting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article R4322-29-1

The provisions of article R. 4124-5 are applicable to elections to the disciplinary chambers of first instance for chiropodists.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Implementation of the personal training account for disabled people in care in an establishment or service providing assistance through work

Article D6323-29-1

The provisions of articles D. 6323-6, D. 6323-7 and D. 6323-8 are applicable to training courses run by the person referred to in article L. 6323-33 which are eligible for the personal training accoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Special conditions for the "cardiovascular" designation

Article D6124-177-29

In addition to the premises provided for in article D. 6124-177-1, the authorised site includes an emergency room equipped to perform emergency procedures and cardiac resuscitation while awaiting tran…

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