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Showing 14611470 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regulations attached to agreements.

Article R6142-16

…teaching and hospital staff and, on the other hand, on the university premises, of hospital staff; 2° The conditions under which staff working exclusively for the university or its training and resea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 L

…he same grounds are notified to companies that are members of a group within the meaning of Article 223 A or article 223 A bis, any taxpayer may request that the matter be referred to the national com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-167

Shareholders who, on the basis of the provisions of articles L. 225-251 and L. 225-256, intend to claim compensation from the directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the members of the Management Bo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-6

The members of the committee referred to in 2° of Article R. 15-33-29-5 and their alternates as well as, on the proposal of the members mentioned in 3° to 6° of the same article, the representatives o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XI: Taxes levied for the benefit of associations of communes and mixed associations

Article 1609 quater

…he committee of a syndicat de communes may decide, under the conditions provided for in article L. 5212-20 du code général des collectivités territoriales, to levy the taxes mentioned in 1° to 4° of I…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Intercommunal direct tax commission

Article 1650 A

…coopération intercommunale subject by right or by option to the tax regime provided for in Article 1609 nonies C, an inter-municipal direct tax commission is set up comprising eleven members, namely…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Management

Article A322-160

For supervised skydiving sessions as defined in 1° and 2° of articles A. 322-150 and A. 322-151, there must be at least two instructors, at least one of whom, whether paid or unpaid, holds the diploma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-160

…formation of the mutual insurance group companies referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 322-1-3 is subject to the provisions of articles R. 322-46 and R. 322-52 of this code. II - The signa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 G

I.-1. For the application of article 1636 B sexies, the municipal reference rate for property tax on built-up properties for 2021 is equal to the sum of the municipal and departmental rates applied in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Departmental Conciliation Commission (See Articles 349 to 350 C of Annex III)

Article 1653 B

…t paragraph is deemed to be located at the place where the deed or declaration mentioned in article 667 is filed.2. (Transferred under article R*. 59 B-1 of the tax procedures book).

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