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Showing 68316840 of 23953 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 14-11-2007 n° 06-17.412

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-7

A decision to refuse authorisation may only be taken on one or more of the following grounds: 1° Where the project does not comply with the authorisation conditions laid down in articles R. 6322-14 to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…the compensatory allowance provided for in the same article L. 245-1, as it stood prior to the loi n° 2005-102 du 11 février 2005 pour l'égalité des droits et des chances, la participation et la cito…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

SECTION CODE NAF REV. 2 LEVEL 88 DIVISIONS considered DIVISION HEADINGS 1 01-03 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 2 05-09 Mining and quarrying 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 36…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

The following are exempt from the special tax on insurance agreements:1° Reinsurance, subject to what is stated in Article 1000 ;2° Insurance benefiting, under exceptional provisions, from exemption f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article D561-32-1

I. - The declaration provided for in II of Article L. 561-15 shall be made by the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 in accordance with the specific nature of their profession, in accordance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-19

I.-Any person whose gametes or germ tissue are stored in application of article L. 2141-11 is informed in advance of the age limits set, on the one hand, by the order provided for in IV of this same a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262 bis

The single services mentioned in III of article 257 ter are exempt from value added tax for the part of these services relating to services performed outside the European Union.(Cf. Instruction 1996-1…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-167

The qualifications and diplomas recognised as having prerogatives equivalent to each of the levels of the "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" are listed in appendix II-10 to this code. The exemptions…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Offers

Article R3126-9

The conceding authority sets the deadline for the submission of bids according to the nature, amount and characteristics of the works or services required of the concessionaire and, where applicable,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Offences concerning limited liability companies

Article L241-2

It shall be punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for managers to issue, directly or through an intermediary, on behalf of the company any securities whatsoever with the exc…

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