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Showing 161170 of 24542 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 28-10-1975 n° 74-11.752

French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Exemptions

Article 749 B

Sont exonérées du droit d'enregistrement ou de la taxe de publicité foncière prévus à article 746 the transactions mentioned in the first paragraph of article 151 octies C.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° Special scheme

Article 748 bis

The registration duty or land registration tax provided for in Article 746 is applicable to the division of a groupement foncier agricole for property which was in joint ownership at the time of their…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Adjournment

Article 747-4

When the trial court postpones sentencing pursuant to article 132-66 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement judge in whose jurisdiction the accused resides shall ensure, either by himself or by a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Adjournment

Article 747-3

When the trial court postpones sentencing pursuant to article 132-63 of the Penal Code, the accused is placed under the supervision of the sentence enforcement judge in whose jurisdiction he or she re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crisis prevention and management measures for central counterparties

Article L613-74

I.-Articles L. 211-36-1 to L. 211-38 do not prevent the application of measures imposed pursuant to Title V, Chapter III, Section 3 and Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2021/23. II - Articles L. 211-36-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-74

The Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall acknowledge receipt of requests to include items or draft resolutions on the agenda, by registered letter, within five days of such…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-74

The general meeting of bondholders shall determine the place where, together with the attendance sheet, the proxies of the bondholders represented and the minutes shall be deposited. Copies or extract…

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

Article R50-74

On the decision of its chairman, who is responsible for its implementation, the multidisciplinary commission on security measures may carry out or have carried out throughout France any examinations,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-74

The management company may not, on behalf of a fund, carry out any transactions other than forward or spot purchases or sales of its assets which are not traded on a regulated market within the meanin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairmen and vice-chairmen

Article D1423-74

Section chairmen and vice-chairmen of industrial tribunals other than those mentioned in article D. 1423-73 are compensated for the time spent on their administrative activities, up to a maximum of fi…

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