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Showing 681690 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R6143-13

…tically by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. Any member who, without legitimate reason, fails to attend Supervisory Board meetings for a period of one year is deemed to have resigned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contribution of the armed forces health service to other public health initiatives

Article R6147-134

The departmental mobilisation plans mentioned in article L. 3131-8, the zonal mobilisation plan mentioned in article R. 3131-6 and the system mentioned in article L. 3131-11 include the measures speci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Framework contract for payment services

Article L314-13

…ediately after the conclusion of the framework contract for payment services.III. - When an account as defined in Article L. 522-4 is opened, acceptance of the framework payment services contract is f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…e limit of twelve months' gross salary calculated on the monthly average of salaries paid over the last twelve months worked. This amount may vary depending on the age at which the contract is termina…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388-0

…the rate of each of the abatements for property tax on built-up properties provided for in articles 1388 ter, 1388 quinquies, 1388 quinquies A, 1388 quinquies B, 1388 quinquies C, 1388 sexies and 1388…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 G

…Code and located within the risk exposure perimeter provided for by the plan. The exemption is increased, where applicable, by 15% for buildings used for residential purposes located within the sector…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article R463-13

…em of information, document or part of a document in question, the purpose of his request and the reasons for it. It shall provide separately a non-confidential version and a summary of each of these…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-1

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

…dgment ruling on the claimant's or his heirs' rights to compensation are subject, depending on the case, to Chapter VI of Title VII of Book III of the Social Security Code, to Chapter IV of Title V of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-13

…français du sang, and caused by it, of the legislative or regulatory requirements applicable to it, as well as the elements mentioned in article L. 1222-11 or the terms of any approval or authorisatio…

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