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Showing 48714880 of 37804 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 2e – 31 May 2018 – no. 17-17518

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-51

An authorised establishment or organisation may transfer to another authorised establishment or organisation advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis with a view to their storag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Urban policy allocation

Article R2334-38

…e for subsidy, the rate of subsidy applied and the total amount of subsidies granted. The agreement may also include a provisional timetable for the completion of the projects. Funding from the urban…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 duodecies A

1. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED UP TO 31 DECEMBER 1995. The capital gain realised on the transfer of a leasing contract entered into under the conditions provided for in 1 and 2 of Art…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Duties and performance of duties

Article L121-8

…cular the protection provided by the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the status of refugees.It cooperates with the United Nations High Commis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-10

…are also subject to the provisions of articles L. 612-20, L. 612-21, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 and L. 612-40 as well as article L. 612-23 for information received under article L. 612-24.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Electrification

Article L3232-2

The financial aid mentioned in the seventh paragraph of Article L. 2224-31 is distributed by department. The department shall, on the basis of proposals submitted by the local authorities, decide how…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4111-1

…the regions are made up of the following regions, within their territorial boundaries in force on 31 December 2015: - Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine; - Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charent…

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

Article 200 quater

1. Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from an income tax credit in respect of expenses actually incurred for the contribution to the energy transition of the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-19

Any person, other than those mentioned in Article L. 131-18, who has used one of the names referred to in that same article shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article 433-17 of the Penal…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 211-97

The award of selective financial aid for the production and preparation of feature-length cinematographic works is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 d…

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