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Showing 47314740 of 20648 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 16 July 1998 – no. 96-18404

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-17

…r applying the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of those laid down in Article L. 6142-16 , are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The conditions under whi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article R711-45

…en the changes to the sectoral plans or intervention standards provided for in 2° of Article L. 711-16 are likely to call into question the regional scheme of organisation of missions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4236-9

…body for their professional branch or field of activity or to the approved body mentioned inarticle 16 of order no. 2005-406 of 2 May 2005 simplifying the legal regime for health establishments, in co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-102

Any doctor, dental surgeon or midwife who becomes aware of a serious case of pharmacodependence, abuse or misuse of a substance, plant, medicinal product or other product mentioned in article R. 5132-…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-9

The loss of French nationality takes effect: 1° In the case provided for in article 23 at the date of acquisition of foreign nationality; 2° In the case provided for in Articles 23-3 and 23-5 on the d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-1

…ister for Culture . In the absence of an agreement within twelve months of the publication of Order no. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021 transposing Article 2(6) and Articles 17 to 23 of Directive 2019/790 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater A

…mentioned in Articles L. 241-3, L. 241-3-1 or L. 241-3-2 of the same code, as it stood prior to Law no. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 for a Digital Republic; > 3° Or suffers a loss of autonomy resulting…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 4 B

…therwise. For companies that control other companies under the conditions defined in article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, turnover means the sum of their turnover and that of the companies…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-2

…ncluding a contract that does not contain the information specified in 1° and 3° of Article L. 1251-16 or that contains such information in a deliberately inaccurate manner, or without sending the emp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-1-1

…I of article L. 512-1 of the Mining Code and in article 141 of the Mining Code as amended by decree no. 56-838 of 16 August 1956 on the Mining Code and the texts which have supplemented or amended it,…

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