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Showing 161170 of 65949 articles for Art. 1216 al. 2 et 3 · Cass. com. 28 June 2017 n° 15-17.394 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · Cass. com. 4 May 2010 n° 09-13.118

French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 28

Net property income is equal to the difference between the amount of gross income and total property expenses.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-3

…entered on the register of the relevant section of the Ordre des pharmaciens, under the conditions set out in articles R. 4222-1, R. 4222-3-1 and R. 4222-4.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Approval

Article L214-24-24

…subject to authorisation by the Autorité des marchés financiers.The Autorité des marchés financiers may withdraw its authorisation from any general-purpose investment fund or sub-fund of a general-pur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24-3

…e entitled to union training leave with pay for a maximum of five working days per year. This leave may only be granted to carry out a training course or attend a session organised by one of the centr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-28

Failure to comply with paragraph 1 of Article 77 and paragraph 2 of Article 80 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, on the communication of inform…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal against certain decisions of the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-3

The appeal provided for in Article L. 464-8-1 shall be lodged within ten days of notification of the decision of the rapporteur general of the Competition Authority. It shall be brought before the fir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-28

The provisions of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, as well as the provisions of Regulation (…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-3

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 281

The transfers and relinquishments provided for in this paragraph shall, irrespective of the manner in which they are made, be considered as participating in the matrimonial property regime. They shall…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 280

…payment is borne by all the heirs, who are not personally liable for it, up to the limit of the assets of the succession and, in the event of a shortfall, by all the legatees by particular title, in…

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