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Showing 48514860 of 53735 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 January 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 20 December 2012 · Cass. com. 29 January 2002 · Cass. com. 3 May 2012

French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 30

…t. It is increased, where applicable, by the revenue referred to in the second paragraph of Article 29. This provision does not apply to hunting rights.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-3

…urses, under the supervision of the National Council, carries out the duties defined in article L. 4312-2 at departmental level. It represents the profession in the department and acts as a conciliato…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-30

…the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique pursuant to Articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4 and L. 331-29 to L. 331-31, the case shall be investigated under conditions that ensu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting and reviewing the theoretical number of vehicles authorised per department.

Article R6312-30

…ncy, after consulting the health transport sub-committee, determines, in accordance witharticle L. 6312-4 , the theoretical number of vehicles assigned to health transport, excluding vehicles assigned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-34

…governing the profession and the management of a law firm. The mark carries a coefficient of 1. >. 3° An oral examination consisting of a thirty-minute question on one or more of the following subjec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance

Article A243-3

…t taken out by an individual taxable person, the insurance certificate provided for in Article L. 243-2 must bear the words "Attestation d'assurance" (Insurance certificate) and the words "Assurance d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article D3664-3

…nd provisions attached to the budget and the administrative account.The Lyon metropolitan authority may neutralise the budgetary allocation to provisions and depreciation, after deducting reversals of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-343

…is, in particular with regard to his or her participation in the continuity of care or on-site duty;3° The unit or department to which the practitioner is assigned;4° The date on which the practitione…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable in the event of non-compliance with the rules on the advertising of veterinary medicinal products

Article R5145-3

…145-2 and where the observations presented are not satisfactory, the Director General of the Agency may implement the measures provided for in Article L. 5145-3.These measures are made public on the w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 311-18

The amount of aid for the production and preparation of a given audiovisual work may not exceed 40% of the final cost of that work and, in the case of an international co-production, 40% of the French…

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