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Showing 69917000 of 56807 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 28-1-2021 n° 19-25.036

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-13

The provisions of articles…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-1-1

The guarantee fund referred to in article L. 422-1 may request any administration or service of the State or public authorities, any social security organisation, any organisation managing social bene…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Permanent exemptions

Article 15

I. - (Repealed).II. - Income from dwellings where the owner reserves the use of the property is not subject to income tax.This exemption also applies to premises included in agricultural holdings and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-125-1

The holder of an authorisation referred to in Article R. 6123-121, with the exception of an authorisation bearing the wording "multi-purpose", provides the following services in its area of competence…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article L663-1-1

Where precautionary measures ordered pursuant to articles L. 621-2, L. 631-10-1 and L. 651-4 relate to assets whose conservation or holding generates costs or which are likely to deteriorate, the offi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-10

The application for authorisation to import a proprietary veterinary medicinal product in parallel is accompanied by a dossier comprising :1° For each presentation, a sample of the proprietary medicin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-130

The period provided for in the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 for the transfer of the deceased partner's shares is set at one year from the date of death. It may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the chapters below, the following provisions of this code shall apply in the territory of French Polynesia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles L. 124-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-135

The entries relating to the decisions referred to in Article R. 123-122 when:1° Safeguard proceedings have been terminated pursuant to Article L. 622-12 ;2° Reorganisation proceedings have been termin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-10-1

I.- In the event of an exceptional health situation, the consequences of which exceed the capacity of one or more health care structures in the region, the Director General of the regional health agen…

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