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Showing 7180 of 27094 articles for Art. Cass. com. 14-9-2022 n° 21-12.744

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 nonies A

1. Failure to comply with the undertakings entered into with a view to obtaining administrative approval or failure to comply with the conditions to which the granting of the latter was subject shall…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater N

For the application of c of 1° of 7 of Article 158, professionals or organisations which do not have a permanent establishment in France but which are established in a Member State of the European Uni…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-9

The court shall rule on the application for recovery. It shall hear, within the limits of its jurisdiction of attribution, the initial claim and all incidental claims and defences on the merits. In th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-9

With the prior agreement of the examining magistrate, the hours of presence at home or in the places of assignment may, in the case of modifications favourable to the person under investigation that d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-14

The amount of the direct allocation is set at 2.50 euros per admission to cinemas located in the geographical areas affected by the restriction measures during the period in which these measures were…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Injunction to do.

Article 1425-9

If the judge rejects the application, the decision is final for the applicant, unless he or she wishes to proceed under the ordinary law. The application and the documents produced shall be returned t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-21

As soon as the reason for the postponement no longer exists, the investigating judge shall proceed with the execution of the freezing order, under the conditions provided for in article 695-9-13.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Searching the directory

Article R53-21-9

The information contained in the directory will be sent to the following, via the judicial authority and for the performance of their duties: 1° Experts or persons appointed by the judicial authority…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-9

When a company carries out capital increases or sales of securities reserved for its employees, through the intermediary of the mutual fund covered by this paragraph, the subscription form is signed b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: The national information system common to the regional joint cross-industry committees

Article R6323-21-9

The joint national information system of the cross-industry joint committees enables the data referred to in II of article R. 6323-34 that it holds to be transmitted to the information system for the…

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