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Showing 191200 of 16885 articles for Art. CA Paris 29-6-2007 n° 05/17124

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of electoral rolls

Article R4031-29

Electoral rolls may be consulted by any voter, in particular by electronic means after identification in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 4031-34-1. Any elector may request rectifi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreements

Article R5132-29

…essional difficulties, including the following information: 1° The human and material resources allocated to carrying out these actions; 2° The characteristics of the people hired and their employment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prescribing, ordering and dispensing procedures

Article R5139-29

…sentation of a prescription that is less than three months old. They may not dispense on a single occasion a quantity of medicinal products corresponding to a treatment period of more than four weeks…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 bis

…e value added tax relating to the previous year. If their financial year does not coincide with the calendar year, they may, by option, file an annual return corresponding to this financial year befor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 293 A

…the same code.2. The person liable for the tax is:1° Where the goods are the subject of a supply located in France, in accordance with I to IV of Article 258, or a distance selling of goods imported,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Intra-Community transactions involving new or second-hand means of transport

Article 298 sexies

…with a total take-off weight of more than 1,550 kilograms and motorised land vehicles with a cubic capacity of more than 48 cubic centimetres or a power of more than 7.2 kilowatts, intended for the t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29

The amount of the contributions and the rates provided for in 4° of II of Article L. 621-5-3 are set as follows:1° The contribution payable by the persons mentioned in the first and second paragraphs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article L123-29

…raft activity outside the territory of the municipality where their home or main establishment is located, make a prior declaration to the authority competent to issue the card mentioned in the fourth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-29

At their request, employees may be assisted by a representative of the regional chamber of commerce and industry, the regional chamber of agriculture, the regional chamber of trades and crafts territo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-29

Sworn merchandise brokers may be appointed to conduct the following public sales:

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