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Showing 16411650 of 52912 articles for Art. CA Versailles 13 January 2000 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. com. 6 May 2002 · CA Poitiers 26 November 1986 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 273 septies D

…onated to associations recognised as being in the public interest and of a general humanitarian, educational, social or charitable nature under conditions laid down by decree..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278-0 A

…ntal elements are subject to their own rate determined under the conditions provided for in article 278-0.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-27

…he management sheet referred to in article A. 322-177 contains the following information: - identification and characteristics of the equipment: the precise reference of the equipment, the manufacture…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-27-1

…employers' organisation or an employees' organisation which is representative in the field of application of an agreement or their amendments, shall refer the matter to a group of experts responsible…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other provisions

Article L5522-27-2

For the application of article L. 5142-1 in Mayotte, the words "in articles L. 311-3 and L. 412-8" are replaced by the words "in article L. 412-8".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-27

The prefect acknowledges receipt of the application for approval. He shall arrange for an administrative investigation to be carried out to ensure that the applicant meets the conditions set out in 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3-1: Marketing authorisation monitoring committee

Article R1313-27-3

Membership of the Monitoring Committee is incompatible with membership of the Scientific Advisory Board and the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-27-1

The liquidator shall be allocated, in respect of the task of drawing up the inventory entrusted to him pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 641-2, a fee determined by an or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Special conditions for the "nervous system" designation

Article D6124-177-27

Depending on the patient's clinical condition, the authorisation holder offers each patient treatment in at least three of the following therapeutic practices: -masso-kinésithérapie; -ergothérapie; -o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-26-3

With a view to the application of the therapy mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2131-4-1, cells from the umbilical cord blood of the child born from the transfer of the embryo in utero ar…

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