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Showing 26412650 of 36260 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 May 1998

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3

…height and weight; 8° Where applicable, the information required in application of article L. 162-19-1 of the Social Security Code and, where applicable, specified by the registration orders mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-21

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of medical regulation assistant nati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 214

…s distributed to workers under the conditions provided for in 3° of article 33 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production; 3° (Repealed) ; 4° (Provision obs…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition by creditors

Article R221-44

…R. 221-42. He may immediately carry out an additional seizure under the conditions prescribed in articles…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 octies

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis, provide that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article L3313-1

…these documents are made available to the public is the departmental headquarters. These documents may also be made available to the public in each canton, in a public place. A brief, summary present…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-15

…n particular because the official report is drawn up using the device provided for in Article A. 37-19, the following documents shall be sent by post to the offender's home address or, where the offen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-1

Attending officers may also receive immediate payment of the fixed fine or the deposit provided for in article L. 121-4 of the Highway Code, when the official report is drawn up using a secure electro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National Committee.

Article R4643-5

…nates and monitors the action of the regional prevention committees provided for in article R. 4643-19; 3° Approves the budget; 4° Approves the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts for the finan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

…the planning permission application file is considered complete in accordance with articles R. 423-19 to R. 423-22 of the Code de l'urbanisme is not submitted within two years of the date specified i…

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