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Showing 62016210 of 7791 articles for Art. CA Paris – 26 June 2019 – no. 16/23435

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-9

The director of the establishment decides to lift the psychiatric care measure when this is requested : 1° By the departmental psychiatric care commission mentioned in article L. 3222-5 ; 2° By one of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…onal nature. 05. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement in the accounts is higher in the case of fraud than in the case of error because fraud is generally accompanied by procedures designe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical provisions for other insurance operations

Article R343-7

The technical provisions corresponding to other insurance operations are as follows: 1° Mathematical provision for annuities: present value of the company's commitments in respect of annuities and ann…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preparation of dossiers

Article R1261-21

I.-For the activities referred to in 2°, 3°, 4° and 6° of the I of article R. 1261-17, the project sponsor must send the head of the body's host structure a file describing the project by any means th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies E

Companies that build or have built buildings intended for the purification of industrial water, in accordance with the provisions of the loi n° 64-1245 du 16 décembre 1964 as amended, may, upon comple…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to hazardous substances and mixtures.

Article L1342-1

Importers or downstream users who place on the market mixtures classified as hazardous because of their health or physical effects shall draw up a single declaration in accordance with Regulation (EC)…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-21

…depending on the population of the associated commune. The second paragraph of this Article is applicable to the deputy mayors of communes resulting from a merger of communes pursuant to Section 3 of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-56

The publication of the Group Solvency Capital Requirement referred to in Article R. 355-7, as included in the report referred to in Article R. 356-55, shall indicate, separately, the amount calculated…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-21

For the grant to be awarded, operators of cinemas must complete and submit electronically, by 31 October 2021 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. For…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

The total amount of sums allocated under the provisions of this Title may not exceed the following ceilings:1° With regard to the sums invested, 35% of the sums entered on 31 January 2023 in the autom…

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