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Showing 49614970 of 21808 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 Jan. 2017 – no. 15-23.547

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-6

…resale or use of certain devices or categories of devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 is prohibited or regulated; 4° The arrangements for market surveillance of the same devices…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to apprenticeships

Article L6522-3

…the same I are determined and distributed on the basis of the capital expenditure recorded for the 2017 and 2018 financial years, or, in the absence of capital expenditure made over this period in th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…ral of the National Gendarmerie ; 24° The Director General of Civil Security and Crisis Management; 25° The General Commissioner for Territorial Equality; 26° The Director of the National Forestry Off…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L754-5

…ht-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 313-12 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-12-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…e of livestock effluent constructed, acquired or manufactured from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation equal to 40% of their cost price spread on a straigh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

…lowances of departmental councillors by article L. 3123-16 with a limit of 50% for the chairman and 25% for each of the vice-chairmen.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 471

…142-3 are applicable. The criminal penalties imposed pursuant to articles 131-4-1 to 131-11 and 132-25 to 132-70 of the Penal Code may be declared provisionally enforceable. If the court has ordered t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9° : Tax reduction for certain insurance premiums

Article 199 septies

…for the assessment of income in the various categories, are eligible for an income tax reduction of 25% up to an overall ceiling for annual payments equal to €1,525 plus €300 per dependent child:1° Pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings

Article L7122-9-1

…for the adoption of the initial budget, nor for the application of articles L. 7122-23 and L. 7122-25. The Assembly of French Guyana shall meet in one and the same place at least once every six month…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings

Article L7222-9-1

…the adoption of the preliminary budget, nor for the application of Articles L. 7222-23 and L. 7222-25. The Assembly of Martinique shall meet in one and the same place at least once every six months.…

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