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Showing 69416950 of 22478 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2016 – no. 14-26.938

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

…in 1 of this I with a total authorised laden weight of 3.5 tonnes or more, acquired from 1 January 2016 and until 31 December 2030 for those using the energies mentioned in a and b of the same 1, and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L312-2

All owners of sports facilities are required to notify the authorities so that a list of facilities can be drawn up.Under the responsibility of the Ministers of Education and Sport, a list is drawn up…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 sexies

I. - The financial administrations shall communicate to the administrations of the other Member States, at their request, any information that is likely to be relevant for the recovery of the debts me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-8

Where the damage suffered is of the serious nature referred to in II of Article L. 1142-1, the Commission will issue an opinion on the circumstances, causes, nature and extent of the damage, and on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-4

…r her legal representative, she must be advised on the choice of the adult mentioned in article L. 2212-7 who is likely to accompany her in this process. The staff of the organisations mentioned in th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-3

…ministrative approval for a principal risk belonging to a class mentioned in 1 to 18 of article R. 321-1 may also insure risks included in another class without administrative approval being required…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-9

…y risks, unless such risks constitute ancillary cover under the conditions laid down in article R. 321-3, or risks falling within the classes mentioned in 14 and 15 of article R. 321-1 of this Code an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-69

If the applicant considers that one or more of the cited elements of the state of the art do not need to be taken into consideration in order to assess, within the meaning of articles L. 611-11 and L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R596-2

…er, the following provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-2

…er, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application…

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