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Showing 34213430 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4341-15

…3° The terms and conditions under which an adaptation period, an aptitude test or both are required;4° The procedures for organising and assessing the adaptation period;5° The information to be provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4361-15

…3° The terms and conditions under which an adaptation period, an aptitude test or both are required;4° The procedures for organising and assessing the adaptation period;5° The information to be provid…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1-0 quinquies : Maintenance of tax deferrals for certain professional capital gains

Article 151-0 octies

The tax deferrals referred to in articles 151 octies to 151 nonies are maintained in the event of the deferral or suspension of taxation of capital gains arising on the occasion of events deemed to pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-15

…ing: 1 How the agency operates; 2 Medical checks on the child; 3 The selection procedure for users; 4 The conditions under which the user is made available, including travel times and waiting times; 5…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 823

…more than five years. It may be renewed, in the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article 822, until the youngest of the descendants reaches the age of majority and, in the case provided for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors.

Article D2573-7

…to IV. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R. 2122-1 to D. 2122-3 decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 D. 2122-4 decree no. 2000-1250 of 18 December 2000 D. 2122-5 to D. 2122-6 decree n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UD

The provisions of I and 4° to 9° of II of Article 150 U, of I of l'article 150 UA, of the I of article 150 UB and article 150 UC apply to capital gains realised on the transfer for valuable considerat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-15

…y of the receipt for the complaint lodged for the offence of identity theft provided for by article 434-23 of the Penal Code. II.-Where the fixed fine procedure relates to the offence of driving witho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disposals, acquisitions and transfers

Article R1333-153

…r of a registration or authorisation decision under one of the regimes mentioned in article L. 1333-8 or L. 1333-9 when the possession of radioactive sources, accelerators or electrical equipment emit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreements between regional health agencies and health insurance organisations

Article R1434-15

The agreement provided for in 3° of article L. 1434-6, concluded between the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the representative of each of the health insurance schemes in the region…

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