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Showing 44414450 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-41

The head of the laboratory holding the authorisation is required to declare without delay to the Minister responsible for health any change relating to the legal rules and technical operating standard…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-40

Renewal applications follow the same procedure as initial applications.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and content of the pharmaceutical record

Article R1111-20-3

…ion has been taken into account, the data relating to the identity of the beneficiary, his contact details and, where applicable, those relating to his legal representative or the person responsible f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H bis

The départements may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis, exempt from property registration tax or registration duties the transfers, other than the first,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A

I. - The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to rolling stock used on the national rail network for passenger transport operations.II. - The flat-rate tax is payable each yea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-15

The decision to impose a detention order is taken by the regional detention court with territorial jurisdiction. This court is composed of a chamber president and two councillors of the court of appea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 J bis

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from property registration tax limited-term leases of buildings, made for a term of more than twelve years, relating to tourist residences subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 I bis

The departmental councils of the overseas departments may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration duty the acquisition of buildings that the purchaser undertakes to allocat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Directors elected or appointed by employees

Article R225-34-2

To serve on the Board of Directors and its committees, the directors elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and the directors elected by the employees or appointe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-35-2

…person issued in an emergency by the public prosecutor pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 712-17 may be sent by any means to the police service or gendarmerie unit responsible for its executio…

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