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Showing 23812390 of 50639 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 15-2-2006 n° 231

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

…to be issued by local entities affiliated to it. II - Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 231-1 of the French Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration, if the Autorité des…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-2

The property and rights of the section are managed by the town council and the mayor. When it is formed pursuant to Article L. 2411-3, the syndicate commission and its chairman exercise the management…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-29

I. - A UCITS may not borrow.It may, however, acquire currencies by means of cross-currency loans.II. - By way of derogation from I, a UCITS may borrow provided that such borrowings :1° Are used on a t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-2

In addition to the officers and agents of the judicial police acting within the framework of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the officers and agents of New Caledonia responsible for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25

…ges within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 231-10 of the juvenile criminal justice code. The articles L. 513-2, L. 513-4 and L. 522-1 of this c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-20-2

The judicial authority may, at the discretion of the public prosecutor, communicate to the French Anti-Doping Agency any information it gathers in the course of legal proceedings which may give rise t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-2-2

By way of derogation from the provisions of Book I of the Code de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique and Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Code de l'environnement, when a minor modif…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 P

The tax credit defined in article 244 quater O is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company under the conditions set out in article 199 ter N.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2

…pending on the type of participant and activity.III.For minors, and without prejudice to article L. 231-2-3, obtaining or renewing a licence, whether or not to take part in competitions organised by a…

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