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Showing 15811590 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 H bis

The départements may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis, exempt from property registration tax or registration duties the transfers, other than the first,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Economic solidarity groups.

Article L5132-15-2

…and to guarantee the continuity of pathways to integration, a legal entity governed by private law may carry out or coordinate one or more integration actions as referred to in sub-section 1 of this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-15

…e day of the termination of the employment contract, whatever the cause. During this suspension, he may no longer use the status of public officer or the title of clerk of the commercial court. For a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 A bis

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article D4311-15-2

…to adapt the patient's treatment, by applying the protocol mentioned in I for a fixed period which may not exceed one year. The nurse will inform the attending doctor, or failing that the prescribing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-15-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may make a recommendation or issue an injunction to payment institutions to ensure that they have sufficient capital for payment services, in parti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-15

Where the Committee confirms its initial position, the College may initiate disciplinary proceedings against the athlete concerned for an alleged breach of the provisions of article L. 232-9. The athl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-15

…The sentenced person is entitled to request a second opinion. The regional secure detention court may only order secure detention after verifying that the convicted person has actually been able to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Prevention of acts of terrorism

Article 706-25-15

…of specialist assistant for the prevention of acts of terrorism with the public prosecutor's office may be carried out by category A or B civil servants as well as persons holding, in subjects defined…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-15

…n three months or if the request for rectification or deletion is not granted, the interested party may, within ten days, refer the matter to the president of the investigating chamber, by registered…

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