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Showing 99719980 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-933

The duties of an associate practitioner may also be terminated in the following cases: 1° In the event of refusal of a place of assignment for the adaptation period or refusal to complete the skills c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-16

…g full reparation for the damage suffered. The third, fourth and last paragraphs of article L. 1142-15, the second to fourth and penultimate paragraphs of article L. 1142-17, article L. 1142-19 and ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 187

…ions, regardless of their form:- 17% for interest on negotiable bonds; however, this rate is set at 15% for income referred to in 1° of article 118 and relating to securities issued on or after 1 Janu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations.

Article D452-2

…or permanent ban on exercising an activity or service, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 621-15 or under a sanction imposed before 24 November 2003 by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-4

In accordance with the provisions of the departmental regulations, the mayor, or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax system when it is competent:1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-2

…sess their compliance with the essential health and safety requirements defined in articles R. 5221-15 to R. 5221-17; 3° Operations other than transfer, import and export carried out by establishments…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R1511-4

…he market value of the land or buildings used as a reference for determining the amount of aid that may be granted by the local authorities and their groupings, under the conditions laid down in Artic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-2

…421-8 is completed by a paragraph worded as follows: "The conditions of issue and salary thresholds may differ for the collectivity of Saint-Martin in order to take into account the smaller size of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Products not eligible for direct marketing

Article L341-10

…thout prejudice to the special rules applicable to the marketing of certain products, the following may not be marketed: 1° Products for which the maximum risk is not known at the time of subscription…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-4

…the Armed Forces Medical Corps will forward any information relating to professional sanctions that may have been imposed on the person concerned.II. - When a healthcare professional requests to be re…

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