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Showing 48714880 of 22757 articles for Art. Cass. com. 14 avril 2021 n° 19-16468

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Sponsorship

Article D6523-9

…e article;3° L'allocation de congé solidarité, instituée sur le fondement de l'article 15 de la loi n° 2000-1207 du 13 décembre 2000 d'orientation pour l'outre-mer.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-7

Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons undergoing psychiatric care pursuant to Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who do not come under the provisions of Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-6

Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons undergoing psychiatric care pursuant to Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who do not fall under the provisions of Art…

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

Article L5211-3-1

The economic operators referred to in paragraph 35 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are required to register under the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-8

…e tariffs set by the administrative authority or the tariffs mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 162-14-1 of the Social Security Code. This information is recorded in the patient's medical records.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-8

The provisions of articles L. 5211-12 to L. 5211-14 applicable to syndicats de communes are applicable to syndicats mixtes associating exclusively communes, établissements publics de coopération inter…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Hearings

Article L532-15

The detailed rules for the application of articles L. 532-12, L. 532-13 and L. 532-14 are set by decree in the Council of State.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies E

…ssets mentioned in the first paragraph of this I acquired as new as from 9 May 2019 and until 8 May 2021. II.-The deduction is apportioned over the period from 9 May 2019 to 8 May 2021. II - The deduc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agents

Article L523-5

For the purposes of Article L. 511-33, I of Article L. 522-19, Article L. 526-35, the last paragraph of Article L. 571-4 and Article L. 572-7, agents are treated in the same way as persons employed by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-21

The land occupied by the concessions taken over may be the subject of a new concession contract only when the requirements of articles L. 2223-4, R. 2223-6, R. 2223-19 and R. 2223-20 have been observe…

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