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Showing 18311840 of 19320 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Nov. 1997 – no. 95-16371

French General Tax CodeIn force
Ic: Determination of the share of profits corresponding to rights held in a partnership, a co-ownership of a racehorse or stallion, an economic interest grouping, a public interest grouping or a European economic interest grouping

Article 238 bis K

…hts in question are held by a company carrying on an agricultural activity created before 1 January 1997 or a joint farming group mentioned in Article 71 who are subject to income tax under the regime…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-20-2

…cedure for identifying deceased persons, provided for by the article 1 of the aforementioned decree no. 97-109 of 6 February 1997. At the request or by order of the competent magistrate, they are made…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-14

…ions apply to riders to annexes VIII and X to the regulations annexed to the agreement of 1 January 1997 relating to unemployment insurance signed after the entry into force of law no. 2002-311 of 5 M…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-49

For claims declared before 1 January 1983 and not settled by that date, the contribution of the compensation fund is limited to covering a maximum of 95% of any shortfall in the total amount of provis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Capture of computer data

Article D15-1-6

The departments, units and bodies, referred to in Article 706-95-17, that may carry out operations to install the technical devices referred to in Article 706-102-1 sont :-the national judicial police…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-432

…cle R. 6152-436 and compliance with the ethical obligations provided for inarticle 25 octies of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, article R. 4127-95 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-385

…cle R. 6152-389 and compliance with the ethical obligations provided for inarticle 25 octies of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, article R. 4127-95 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-5

…e R. 6152-630-9 and compliance with the ethical obligations provided for inarticle 25 octies of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, article R. 4127-95 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-11

…ement of the shares of a member who withdraws or is excluded shall be made, notwithstanding article 18 of the law of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, under the conditions set out in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-43-1

Unless technically impossible, the following are made available: 1° To the persons mentioned in 1° of article R. 40-43 : a) The content of electronic communications intercepted on the basis of article…

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