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Showing 16511660 of 18298 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 Oct. 1986

French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property tax on built-up and non-built-up properties

Article 1406

…o changes of category of the built properties mentioned in I of Article 146 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 and for changes in the method of determining the rental value p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Automatic registrations

Article R123-135

…f the implementation of the safeguard or recovery plan has been recorded pursuant to Article L. 626-28 ;4° The safeguard plan is still in progress at the end of a period of two years from the date it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-29

Without prejudice to the requirement laid down in Article D. 1332-28, the temporary classification of a bathing water as being of "poor" quality is permitted, without however entailing non-compliance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operations

Article R515-9

…3551-15 to L. 3551-21, L. 4433-4-1 to L. 4433-4-6 of the General Local Authorities Code, articles 28, 29 and 33 of Organic Law no. 99-209 on New Caledonia and articles 17, 38 and 39 of Organic Law n…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-2

…462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986, the new insurer carries out the formalities necessary for the policyholder wishing to join it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article R1333-36

…entioned in article R. 1333-30. This report must mention the reference level set in article R. 1333-28 and be accompanied by an information sheet attached to the order mentioned in III of article R. 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116-6

…The sentence enforcement judge may decide, in accordance with the fifth paragraph of article D. 49-28, that the sentenced person be heard by the sentence enforcement commission during the review of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-30-3

…within the meaning of this 4°, and for securities, claims, instruments or rights issued on or after 28 December 2020, that their unit nominal value at issue is at least fifty thousand euros. 5° Fifthl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…ter Customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to Articles 28-1 and 28-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure respectively, who have been individually designated…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 1

…rotocol, signed in Algiers on 27 December 1968, amended by its first amendment signed in Algiers on 28 September 1994, by its second amendment signed in Algiers on 28 September 1994 and by its third a…

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