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Showing 32213230 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80

…s and VI ter of article 199 terdecies-0 A of the French General Tax Code and in 1 of III of article 885-0 V bis of the same code is authorised subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1° T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-3

Staff performing control functions are independent of the business units they supervise, have the necessary authority and are remunerated on the basis of the achievement of objectives related to their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-8-1

…ch purposes, whether or not they have been collected by the Etablissement Français du Sang. In this case, the research is carried out using samples taken either for medical purposes or as part of rese…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Provisions applicable to employees seconded abroad and to certain seagoing personnel

Article 81 A

…benefit from an exemption from income tax on the salaries received as remuneration for the activity carried out in the State to which they are sent.The employer must be established in France or in ano…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-8

…inary regulations in accordance with a standard set of rules and have signed the contract of republican commitment mentioned in article 10-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citiz…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8-4

Subject to fulfilling their priority mission of providing medical support to the armed forces as mentioned in article L. 6147-7, the medical supply establishments of the armed forces health service ma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation and declaration

Article L331-8-1

…r vehicles are transferred to the mayor of the municipality concerned or to the Préfet de Police in Paris. The conditions for the application of this article are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'E…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-8

…t thereof;2° Any contribution in kind is assessed by the Statutory Auditor under his responsibility;3° The Articles of Association of the société de libre partenariat determine the decisions that must…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-6

I.-The waste mentioned in 4° of article R. 1335-8-1 is managed under the following conditions: 1° By way of derogation from the first paragraph of article R. 1335-6, this waste is collected separately…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-8

…de up of seven colleges whose members have the right to vote:1° The college of representatives of local and regional authorities, comprising :a) The President of the Mayotte Departmental Council ;b) T…

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