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Showing 14511460 of 50777 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 13-2-1985 n° 82-14.220

French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemption for between two and five years

Article 1383 A

I. - Companies that benefit from the exemptions provided for in Articles 44 sexies and 44 quindecies, may be temporarily exempted under the conditions set out in Article 1464 C, from the property tax…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-13

The members of an association approved at national level may represent users of the healthcare system on national, regional, departmental or local hospital or public health bodies. Members of an assoc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions applicable to authorisation and registration schemes

Article R1333-131

I. - Registration may be carried out or authorisation may be issued for a limited period depending on the nature of the nuclear activities carried out, the specific features of the establishment, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-13

For the application of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted in New York on 20 December 2006, may be prosecuted and tried under the condit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Company certification

Article R4412-131

An order of the Minister for Labour determines : 1° The conditions and procedures for accreditation of the certification bodies mentioned in Article R. 4412-129 on the basis of the technical reference…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-134

The demolition, removal or encapsulation plan is made available on the site of the operation, on any suitable medium, and may be consulted by :1° The members of the social and economic committee ;2° T…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Appeal procedures

Article L342-13

The appeal does not have suspensive effect.However, the public prosecutor may ask the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate to declare his appeal suspensive. In this case, the appeal,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-10

The judge may terminate the mediation at any time at the request of a party or on the initiative of the mediator.The judge may also terminate it ex officio when the proper conduct of the mediation app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-131

The holder of a parallel import authorisation shall immediately inform the holder of the marketing authorisation in the State of origin and the holder of the marketing authorisation for the medicinal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 D

It is granted on the property tax assessment on built properties relating to buildings allocated to housing belonging to low-income housing bodies referred to in article L. 411-2 of the French Constru…

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