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Showing 54715480 of 37804 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 2e – 31 May 2018 – no. 17-17518

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72-1

I.-The Haute Autorité de santé may, on its own initiative or at the request of the ministers responsible for health and social security, suspend or withdraw an early access authorisation when one of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXX : Tax credit for certain investments made and operated in Corsica

Article 244 quater E

I. - 1° Small and medium-sized companies subject to an actual tax regime may benefit from a tax credit in respect of investments, other than replacement investments, financed without public aid for at…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-8

Where it proves necessary to prevent or control serious risks to human health : 1° Any natural person or legal entity is required, at the Agency's request, to provide it with any information it holds…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-8

…victim or those entitled on his behalf, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 3 of Order no. 92-1146 of 12 October 1992 extending and adapting thelaw to the territories of New Caledonia, Fr…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-7

…of Chapter 1 of Title III of Book IV of the regulatory part of the Town Planning Code; 2° Where the mayor of the municipality in which the application for planning permission has been submitted is not…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2623-1

…or the application of the legislative provisions of Book III to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2313-3, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-7

…due to the victim or his or her heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed in article 3 of Order no. 92-1146 of 12 October 1992 extending and adapting the law to the territories of New Caledonia, F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors.

Article L3353-3

…irst paragraph are liable to the additional penalties provided for in 2°, 4°, 8° and 9° of article 131-39 of the Criminal Code.For the offence referred to in the first paragraph of this article, even…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-6-1

…rudential supervision on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may refer the matter to the European Banking Authority. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de ré…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-28

…heir units or shares shall be called upon by the company under the conditions laid down in Article 331 of the French Code of Civil Procedure. All the members referred to in Article L. 236-40 who have…

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