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Showing 20312040 of 57087 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 26-1-2023 n° 21-18.653 FB

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-1

…87 [Redaction conforme au dernier alinéa de l'article 1er de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2013-679 DC du 4 décembre 2013], 706-95 à 706-103,706-105 and 706-106 are applicable to the inves…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1723 ter

…of article 658, shall be recovered either in accordance with the procedures laid down when the loi n° 69-1168 du 26 décembre 1969, soit par voie d'apposition de timbre ou sur état, dans des condition…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L390-1

This Book is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Article L. 322-3-2 and Titles V, VI and VII.The provisions of the first paragraph apply to insurance undertakings establ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article R223-1

The administrative authority shall provide the court commissioner who so requests with the details entered in the register provided for in Article 1 of Decree no. 2023-97 of 14 February 2023 relating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Patient care by the mobile emergency and intensive care unit

Article R6123-15-1

At the request of the Director General of the regional health agency for the zone, back-up interventions are initiated and coordinated by the emergency medical assistance service (SAMU) for the zone m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-4

Trade 10.13B Delicatessen. 10.71B Baking of bakery products. 10.71C Bakery and pastry goods. 10.71D Pastry goods. 35.14Z Trade of electricity. 35.23Z Trade of gaseous fuels through mains. 45.11Z Sale…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-1

The provisions of Title I of Book II of this part are applicable to the communes of the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, with the exception of those of articles L. 2212-1, L. 2212-2, L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-1

I.-Credit institutions are the undertakings defined in point 1 of paragraph 1 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.II. - Finance co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-108

…ovember 1966, shall be completed in accordance with the rules laid down by the article 52 of Decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of Law n° 78-9 of 4 January 1978 amending Title…

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