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Showing 25212530 of 40503 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 24 March 1999 · Cass. com. 13 February 2007 · Cass. com. 31 May 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary replacement

Article D6213-13-1

For the application of the provisions of article D. 6213-13 to army hospital interns and army hospital physician or pharmacist assistants, the authorisation or certificate, as the case may be, is issu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379-0 bis

…m communities of towns under the conditions provided for by Article 56 of Law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 relating to the strengthening and simplification of inter-communal cooperation as well as commu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investor protection

Article D762-13

…y Book VI of the Commercial Code or, under the previous system, by article 108 of law no. 67-563 of 13th July 1967 on judicial settlement, liquidation of assets, personal bankruptcy and bankruptcies,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investor protection

Article D763-13

…y Book VI of the Commercial Code or, under the previous system, by article 108 of law no. 67-563 of 13th July 1967 on judicial settlement, liquidation of assets, personal bankruptcy and bankruptcies,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Promotion

Article R113-13

…satisfy the conditions for such advancement. The number of staff in each category is determined on 31 December of the year preceding the year in respect of which the promotion to the next higher grad…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advisory service

Article L313-13

…prejudice to the provisions relating to adequate explanations and warnings mentioned in articles L. 313-11 and L. 313-12, the lender or intermediary may provide the borrower with advice on the credit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies

…article 1466 F is subject to an abatement when they are located in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte or La Réunion.The deliberation concerns the entire share accruing to each commune or public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-13

…ements referred to in article L. 225-38 at the latest when they are concluded. Any interested party may ask the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin the board of directors to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-13

…by the European Commission under the conditions defined by Article 26 of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-13

…ject of an amending notification. III-The public establishment mentioned in I of Article L. 3512-17 may request additional information or tests from manufacturers and importers concerning new tobacco…

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