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Showing 48714880 of 24099 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 15-11-2006 n° 05-18.259

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-9

The costs of setting up and running the Disciplinary Board of the Association of Pharmacists of New Caledonia or French Polynesia and the travel and attendance allowances of its members shall be borne…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Assessment of the tax

Article 273 septies C

Value-added tax relating to purchases, imports, intra-Community acquisitions, deliveries and services carried out from 1 January 2006 ceases to be excluded from the right to deduct in respect of off-r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-16

Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-15 apply taking into account the nature of the service offered or provided, the nature of the financial instrument in question, and the professional or non-professional na…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-16

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat: 1° Where necessary, the professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission mentioned in article L. 4322-4 and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3165-2

Employing a young worker for an uninterrupted period of effective work of more than four and a half hours, in disregard of the provisions of article L. 3162-3, is punishable by the fine laid down for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the word…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-5

Disregarding the provisions of: 1° Articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-28 and articles R. 1225-1, R. 1225-3, R. 1225-4 and R. 1225-11, relating to the protection of pregnancy and maternity, is punishable by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Expenditure

Article L2573-41

…are replaced by the words: "centre de gestion et de formation créé par l'article 30 de l'ordonnance n° 2005-10 du 4 janvier 2005 portant statut général des fonctionnaires des communes et des groupemen…

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