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Showing 39113920 of 4475 articles for Art. CA Paris – 22 Sept. 1999

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4132-9-1

…eeting, which may not be held by videoconference. The public ballot may be organised either by roll call or by electronic ballot, under conditions that guarantee its sincerity. In the event of a tie,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…or being the owner or co-owner of several pharmacies. However, these provisions do not apply to the cases provided for by the law of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-47

The Steering Committee referred to in articles L. 1142-24-3, L. 1142-24-13, L. 3111-9 and L. 3122-1 is chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Office. In addition to its chairman, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-10

…g the authorisation referred to in Article R. 1245-7 inform the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of their decision to cease all or part of their import activities. I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-37

…mmission comprises :1° A regional councillor ;2° Two chairmen of departmental councils; and in Corsica, the chairman of the executive council;3° One representative of the groupings of communes;4° One…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK IV

Article

…nd production of short cinematographic works IV-1.1. Supporting documents to be attached to an application for an investment allowance for the production and participation in the financing of the deve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia : 1° Article R. 1231-2 is replaced by the following provisions, to which Article R. 1545-1 does not apply: "Art. R. 1231-2. - The donor shal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct when it is not; 2° To display a certificate, quality label or equivalent without having obtained the necessary authorisation; 3° To claim t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Professional capital gains

Article 93 quater

I. Capital gains realised on fixed assets are subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies to 39 novodecies.The long-term capital gains or losses regime provided for in Article 39 quindecies is appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640

…n before 1st October of the year preceding that of its creation, the municipalities and, where applicable, the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status participatin…

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