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Showing 22012210 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1516

I. - The rental values of the built properties mentioned in I of article 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose rental value is determined under the specific cond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-18

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 18,000 euros for a statutory auditor, in his own name or as a partner in a company of statutory auditors, to give or confirm false informatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-15

…me or offence. Once the perpetrator has been finally convicted, the persons mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article 230-13 may request the deletion of data recorded in the processing, unless the public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 16: Medical activity

Article R6123-156

…age, covering the following activities: 1° Critical care ; 2° Continuous surveillance ; 3° Surgery; 4° Medical and rehabilitation care; 5° Psychiatry ; 6° Hospitalisation at home. II. - The holder org…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-15

Any change in the name of the source, the owner or the operator, without any change in the operating conditions, must be declared to the Prefect. In the event of a transfer, the person newly holding t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-18

…e Conseil d'Etat.This article does not apply to pharmacists covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in France (Incoming passport)

Article R532-18

Where an investment services provider referred to inArticle L. 532-18 intends to use a tied agent, within the meaning ofArticle L. 545-1, established in its home country, the identity of that agent sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-153

Estimates and contracts (numbers 153 and 154 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of estimates and sales contracts, according to the following scale:Base scale…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of State representatives

Article R1213-18

The nine State representatives mentioned in 7° of II of article L. 1212-1 and their alternates are appointed as follows:1° One representative and his or her alternate of different genders by order of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-151

The costing committee responsible for proposing the amount of aid is made up of one of the co-chairmen of each commission. For each project, the co-chair of the relevant committee has the casting vote…

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