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Showing 26712680 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Instructions and packaging.

Article R5133-1

The leaflet accompanying each registered reagent includes the following information in French for the user: 1° The name of the reagent, together with an indication of its diagnostic and therapeutic pu…

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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 Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-53

…s subject;3° The amount of its share capital; if the capital is variable, the amount below which it may not be reduced;4° The address of its registered office;5° Where applicable, that the legal entit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

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 General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 septies

…s agricultural, within the meaning of article 63 of this Code, which are liable for corporation tax may, on option, be the subject of a deferral of taxation until one of the events mentioned in II of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of the Assize Court hearing the appeal

Article 380-14

…ia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the President of the Court of Appeal or the Criminal Division may designate the same Assize Court, with a different composition, to hear the appeal. The provision…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mandatory information on invoices in electronic form

Article D2192-2

…on a chronological and continuous sequence established by the issuer of the invoice; the numbering may be established under these conditions for one or more series; 4° In the case of contracts execut…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mandatory information on invoices in electronic form

Article D3133-2

…on a chronological and continuous sequence established by the issuer of the invoice; the numbering may be established under these conditions for one or more series; 4° In the case of contracts execut…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-17

…bles, the accounting methods used and the structure of the balance sheet and profit or loss account may not be changed from one financial year to the next. If any changes are made, they are described…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-14

The contract of incorporation or the articles of association, as the case may be, may make the management lease of a business or a craft business in the general shop subject to the approval of the ten…

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