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Showing 24612470 of 2923 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 30 Nov. 2018 – no. 2018-749 QPC

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

…plôme supérieur de comptabilité et de gestion dans les conditions définies à l'article 50 of decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012; 3° Hold diplomas deemed to be of a level equivalent to those mentione…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN MAYOTTE

Article R5832-1

…ed by the prefect, on the proposal of the president of the general council;"; 5° In Article R. 5211-30, after the words: "article L. 5211-45", the words: "as applicable to Mayotte by virtue of III of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…referred to in I of this Article is undertaken by the rapporteur referred to in Article 42-7 of Act no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986. II - The investigation procedure prior to inclusion on the list re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 octodecies

…greement approved by the judge or by the divorce decree, and within the limit of a ceiling equal to 30,500 € assessed in relation to the period mentioned in the first paragraph.Where the compensatory…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

…and 10 respectively of Regulation (EU) No 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-5

…into question the legal protection resulting from articles 79-1 to 79-6 and from Article 95 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication.Technological measures may not…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L215-1

…icle, for contracts for the provision of television services within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication and for contracts for the supply of on-…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, done at Lugano on 30 October 2007.Applications for recognition or declaration of enforceability, on the territory of t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 230

…ituated must be deposited by the shipowner at the customs office of the said home port within 15 or 30 days of leaving the port where the repairs are carried out, depending on whether or not the latte…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article L311-51

…Article L. 311-1 who has been the subject of a transfer provided for in 3° or 4° of Article L. 311-30, Article L. 311-35 or Article L. 311-41 and the acquirer to exchange information or provide assis…

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