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Showing 37313740 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
1 septies : Deduction of profit-sharing payments

Article 151 decies

…strial and commercial profits under the conditions and within the limits provided for by article L. 3315-3 of the French Labour Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1-2

I. - As long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, the public prosecutor may propose to a legal person accused of one or more of the offences provided for in Articles 433-1,433-2,435-3,435…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-42-2

Where the request for admissibility is for a complementary certificate, the candidate must enclose a copy of the diploma with which the complementary certification is associated with their admissibili…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-43-2

Any complete validation file submitted by a candidate no later than two months before the date of the jury must be presented by the regional director of youth, sports and social cohesion on the date o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2b: Local protocols

Article D4011-4-2

I.-The manager of one of the entities mentioned in articles L. 4011-4-1 to L. 4011-4-3 declares the implementation of a local cooperation protocol mentioned in I of the same articles to the director g…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes. Additional taxes to certain registration duties

Article 1595 ter

…provided for in articles 1595 and 1595 bis do not apply to sales of movable property referred to in 2 of Article 1584.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Additional dispensing of oral contraceptives by pharmacists

Article R5134-4-2

Where the pharmacist dispenses contraceptives pursuant to article R. 5134-4-1 : 1° He may not, in application of article R. 5132-12 and under the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of article R. 5132-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Partial deductibility of the general social contribution

Article 154 quinquies

I. - For the determination of income tax bases, the contribution provided for in article L. 136-1 of the Social Security Code in respect of earned income and replacement income or that relating to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion

Article R6523-15

Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of this Part applies in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and La Réunion subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-15

…the Public Prosecutor's Office at the court which handed down the sentencing decision shall be competent to forward to the competent authority of another Member State of the European Union, for the p…

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