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Showing 63316340 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Social and tax regime.

Article L3332-27

The sums mentioned in article L. 3332-11 may be deducted by the company from its profits for the purposes of corporation tax or income tax, as the case may be. They are not taken into account for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-5-2

The company holding the marketing authorisation shall inform the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, beforehand or, in an emergency, at the same time, of any action…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-66

…tence expires or the date on which the probationary suspension ends, the sentence enforcement judge may ask the prison integration and probation service to which the measure is referred to carry out t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of sentences court

Article D49-36

…application under the conditions laid down by article D. 49-11. Failing this, the sentenced person may apply directly to the Enforcement Division of the Court of Appeal, by registered letter or in ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-6

…ovide in accordance with a of 3° of article L. 4041-2, an interprofessional ambulatory care company may employ a healthcare professional in order to carry out primary care activities as defined in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising the profession of medical electroradiology technician or medical laboratory technician

Article R4354-10

The information sent, pursuant to article L. 4351-11 or article L. 4352-5, by the bodies issuing evidence of formal qualifications to the department or body responsible for registering the persons men…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-16

The personal data and information referred to in article R. 332-15 are kept for a period not exceeding eighteen months from the date of registration. At the end of this period, the data is automatical…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-9

The provisions of articles L. 2352-14 and L. 2352-15 relating to the protection against dismissal and to the professional secrecy of the members of the special negotiating body of the European Company…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article L722-3

…ial office for at least three years, subject to the application of the provisions of article L. 722-15.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Social debt repayment contributions paid to the social debt repayment fund (Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale)

Article 1600-0 G

…ebt based on income from assets is established, controlled and collected in accordance with article 15 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.

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