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Showing 52015210 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-9

…g to the award of a veterinary training diploma or qualification mentioned in 1° of the article L. 241-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, if they undertake to practise as a veterinarian, contri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-9

…e applicable, compliance with any programming commitments entered into pursuant to articles L. 212-19 and L. 212-20 ; b) The nature and cultural diversity of the cinematographic offer proposed in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 972 bis

For the application of article 965 and under the same conditions, the following are not retained for the determination of the tax base, when the taxpayer holds less than 10% of the rights of the under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-90

…le R. 5132-88 may only be granted to a natural person. In the companies mentioned in articles L. 5124-2 and L. 5142-1, authorisation may be requested for the pharmacist in charge, the acting pharmacis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-9

…n particular discipline, leave of absence and payment of the remuneration mentioned in articles R. 6153-10 and D. 6153-10-1 with the exception of 2° of article D. 6153-10-1 and the related social secu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-82

…erating surplus at fixed costs mentioned in article 2 of the aforementioned decree no. 2021-310 of 24 March 2021.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-9

…e of an application for authorisation relating to organ transplants as referred to in article L. 1234-2 or haematopoietic cell allografts as referred to in article L. 1243-6, the decision of the Regio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-9

Any person other than those referred to in article L. 4741-1 who, through his or her own fault, fails to comply with the provisions of articles L. 4321-2, L. 4321-3, L. 4411-1, L. 4411-2, L. 4411-6, L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties between colleagues and members of other health professions

Article R4321-99

Masseur-physiotherapists shall maintain good fraternal relations with each other. It is forbidden for a masseur-physiotherapist to slander another masseur-physiotherapist, to speak ill of him or her,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-91

The buildings and movable property owned by the State that are necessary for the establishment to carry out its mission are allocated to it under conditions set by order of the Minister of Justice and…

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