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Showing 20612070 of 35842 articles for Art. 473 · Cass. 1re civ. avis 6 December 2018 · Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 2014 · CA Paris 20 November 2014

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article L3121-19-1

…least eight days before its meeting, in accordance with the conditions laid down in article L. 3121-19.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R3123-19-1

…al council and training courses contributing to the acquisition of the skills necessary, where applicable, for his professional reintegration at the end of the mandate.Training courses relating to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R4135-19-1

…r's mandate and training courses contributing to the acquisition of the skills required, where applicable, for professional reintegration at the end of the mandate.Training courses relating to the exe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater C

…ay benefit from an income tax credit in respect of expenditure actually incurred, between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025, for the acquisition and installation of an electric vehicle charging syst…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-1

…lood depot must meet the following conditions: 1° Have an organisation and resources enabling it to carry out its activities in accordance with the procedures defined by order of the Minister for Heal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders, whether natural or legal persons.

Article D123-205-1

The book mentioned in article L. 123-28 distinguishes cash payments from other payments and indicates the references of the supporting documents.The register referred to in the same article shall show…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 ter A

Local mutual agricultural credit unions taxable under 2° of 6 of article 206 do not include in their taxable income the interest paid on the shares they hold in the capital of the funds with which the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C bis

…tate investment companies, or their subsidiaries, and the companies mentioned in III bis of Article 208 C, which have opted for the regime provided for in II of the same article.The application of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-20

…n order by the ministers responsible for customs and health determines the administrative and technical procedures for issuing the import authorisation, covering in particular the elements mentioned i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-19-1

…the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property referred to in Article R. 411-19 shall be that of the place of residence of the person lodging the appeal.

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