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Showing 92019210 of 28926 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-11-2001 n° 97-22.231

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-6

…soutien à l'investissement des départements;- the resources provided for in article 113 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précitée;- the appropriations corresponding to the abolition of the munici…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-19

Where no sports federation has been delegated responsibility for a particular sport, the powers conferred on the delegating federations by this section and by Articles L. 222-7, L. 222-11, L. 222-15,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-4

When it is drawn up at the request of a patient with a view to use in another Member State of the European Union, the prescription of one of the medicinal products mentioned in 6°, 14° and 15° of Arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Harvesting

Article 407

The harvest, production and stock declarations provided for in the European regulations adopted for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-1

Chapters I and II of Title III of Book II are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.Articles R. 1232-4-3 to R. 1232-4-7 and R. 1232-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 172

1° With a view to controlling the profits used as a basis for income tax, taxpayers making industrial, commercial or craft profits, non-commercial or similar profits or agricultural profits subject to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-15

If, after a traditional herbal medicinal product has been registered, the proprietor considers, on the basis of new data available to him, that, given its characteristics, the medicinal product is now…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5521-2

For the application of articles L. 5132-11-1 and L. 5132-15-1 in Mayotte, the words: "article L. 351-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "article 7 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 Ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue.

Article R2331-1

The fee proportional to the number of kilowatt-hours produced from hydropower provided for in article L. 2331-2 (7°) is determined in accordance with the provisions of article 43 of the standard speci…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-4

For the application of articles…

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