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Showing 32913300 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article D122-2

The rules governing the reproduction of euro banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 20 March 2003 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withdr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-3

Before 15 March, the president of the general council and, where applicable, the presidents of the cooperation bodies, send the prefect a copy of the notification they have sent to the municipal counc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-12

Each year, before 1 March, the managing bodies of the health centres send the Director General of the Regional Health Agency the information referred to in Article L. 6323-1-13 relating to the previou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 septies

…in article L. 642-3 of the same code, made necessary by the implementation of the article 73 of law no. 2006-11 of 5 January 2006 on agricultural guidance and the ordonnance n° 2006-1547 du 7 décembre…

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

Article 216 ter

…1 July 1964 to the initial capital of the sociétés immobilières conventionnées referred to in Order no. 58-876 of 24 September 1958 or to their capital increases, and which pay up the shares thus subs…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 quinquies A

…covered by a temporary residence agreement or contract entered into pursuant to Article 101 of Act no. 2009-323 du 25 mars 2009 de mobilisation pour le logement et la lutte contre l'exclusion peut fa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Litigation

Article 1965 A

1. Heirs or legatees are entitled, within the period set out in Article R. 196-1 of the Book of Tax Procedures, to claim, subject to the justifications prescribed in Article 770, the deduction of debt…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-90

…the Charter relating to the quality of subtitling for the deaf or hard of hearing of 12 December 2011 and those of the Audiodescription Charter of 10 December 2008.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article R145-21

…ursuant to Article L. 145-37 and in accordance with article R. 145-20 or pursuant to article L. 145-11, unless since then the parties have varied their claims. In the latter case, the price can only t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-23

…benefit pension commitments meeting the characteristics of the schemes mentioned in Article L. 137-11 and the article L. 137-11-2 of the French Social Security Code for the period during which the co…

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