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Showing 681690 of 44912 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 23-3-2011 n° 10-30.495

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-15

Personal data concerning persons who are the subject of proceedings to investigate the causes of death or disappearance are deleted once the investigation has made it possible to find the missing pers…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trust as security

Article 2372-4

If the beneficiary of the trust has acquired free disposal of the property or right assigned pursuant to Article 2372-3, he shall pay to the settlor, where the value mentioned in the penultimate parag…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Leasing transactions carried out by property companies for commerce and industry and approved energy-saving financing companies

Article 239 sexies

I. - When the purchase price paid by the lessee for the property leased under a finance lease entered into with a société immobilière pour le commerce et l'industrie is less than the difference betwee…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and representativeness of the association

Article R513-23

To be considered as representative within the meaning of I of Article L. 513-3 of the Insurance Code, the professional association must have paid-up members representing at least 10% of the total numb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-23

I.-These zones are designated: 1° For effective dose: a) "Blue supervised area", when it is less than 1.25 millisieverts integrated over one month; b) "Green controlled area", when it is less than 4 m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-23

The régies, companies or associations and each of their establishments which, whether or not under their brand name, usually provide families with the services listed in article L. 2223-19 or define t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-23

The European Investigation Order shall be transmitted directly to the competent authorities of the executing State by any means which leaves a written record and establishes its authenticity. Any othe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-23

The same project cannot, for the same expenses, benefit from both scriptwriting grants and other grants awarded by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article L7343-23

In order to establish their representativeness pursuant to this section, the organisations referred to in Article L. 7343-21 shall submit their applications to the Autorité des relations sociales des…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: National gendarmerie units

Article R15-23

The categories of national gendarmerie units within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction extends to the area of responsibility of one or…

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