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Showing 25412550 of 61284 articles for Art. 151 septies A · CE 16 October 2019 n° 417364 · CE 28 June 2013 · BOI-BIC-PVMV-40-20-20-20

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-33

Interviews are held in public. Each interview is marked out of 20 and is preceded by thirty minutes of preparation. The Conseil des Maisons de Vente acts as secretary to the jury.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R784-16

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX octies: Taxe spéciale d'équipement au profit de l'établissement public Société du Grand Paris (Special equipment tax for Société du Grand Paris)

Article 1609 G

It is instituted, for the benefit of the Société du Grand Paris public establishment created by the article 7 of law no. 2010-597 of 3 June 2010 relative to Greater Paris, a special equipment tax inte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-162

Any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 shall implement a pharmacovigilance system in order to fulfil its pharmacovigilance obligations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-9

I.-In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 213-2, requisitions sent under the conditions provided for in this code for the interception of telephone communications shall give rise to reimburse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AI

Additive manufacturing equipment acquired or created between 1 October 2015 and 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twenty-four months from the date on which it is brought…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-11

Admission is decided by the selection board on the basis of the average marks obtained by the candidate in all the written and oral tests they have taken, if this is equal to or higher than 10 out of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-11

Admission is decided by the selection board on the basis of the average marks obtained by the candidate in all the written and oral tests they have taken, if this is equal to or higher than 10 out of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R4111-16

The committee may invite candidates to attend a hearing. Its opinions are reasoned. The secretariat of the committee is provided by the Centre National de Gestion, with the assistance of the Conseil N…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-163

As part of the pharmacovigilance system, any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 : 1° Implements a risk management system for each medi…

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