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Showing 701710 of 40133 articles for Art. CA Versailles 7-3-2024 n° 22/05759

French General Tax CodeIn force
13° : Tax credit for expenditure on publishing musical works

Article 220 septdecies

…he expenses mentioned in III of this article incurred with a view to supporting the creation of musical works, controlling and administering published musical works, ensuring the publication, exploita…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-1

Where the spouses agree on the breakdown of the marriage and its effects, they shall record, each assisted by a lawyer, their agreement in an agreement in the form of a private deed countersigned by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-22

…having obtained the favourable opinion of a committee for the protection of individuals and, in the case of performance studies mentioned in the second to fifth paragraphs of II of Article L. 1126-1,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-7

…composition pénale includes the daytime activity measure provided for in 16° of article 41-2, it is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor's delegate, who ensures that it is carrie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-22

…erned is subject to a compensation measure; 3° The procedures for verifying the professional qualifications referred to in article L. 4321-11 ; 4° The procedures for applying the obligation to transmi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of legal persons

Article 222 bis

…ticle 200, organisations that issue receipts, attestations or any other documents by which they indicate to a taxpayer that he is entitled to benefit from the tax reductions provided for in articles 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to sales by judicial tender and by amicable tender.

Article R642-22

…eceiver who orders, pursuant to Article L. 642-18, the sale of immovable property by judicial or amicable auction determines: 1° The starting price for each of the assets to be sold and the essential…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Employee training.

Article R4543-22

Any worker carrying out the work referred to in Article R. 4543-1, including temporary workers or workers on fixed-term contracts, will receive special training from the company employing them. This t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Cross-sectional imaging equipment used for diagnostic radiology purposes

Article D6124-229

…e facilities required for the equipment to operate correctly, with premises suitable for the proper care of patients, in compliance with the rules of hygiene and asepsis, care safety and protection ag…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Treatment of losses incurred before joining the group

Article 223 I

…fixed assets by a company in the group, is added back to the overall result, if this revaluation is carried out in the accounts of a financial year closed between 31 December 1986 and the opening date…

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