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Showing 48714880 of 50653 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 février 2016 n° 14-21739

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Thresholds

Article R2211-2

…ship contract taken into account for the purposes of applying the threshold mentioned in article R. 2211-1 is the value estimated at the time the invitation to tender is sent to the publication. This…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R442-2

…the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable articles In th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…ct of the income, net gains, profits, distributions, capital gains and receivables listed in 1° and 2° of A of this 1 is established by applying the flat rate provided for in B of this 1 to the taxabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Additional dispensing of oral contraceptives by pharmacists

Article R5134-4-2

…ses contraceptives pursuant to article R. 5134-4-1 : 1° He may not, in application of article R. 5132-12 and under the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of article R. 5132-14, dispense on a single occ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article A225-2

To issue the opinion referred to in a of II of Article R. 225-105-2, the independent third-party body shall examine the information referred to in I of Article R. 225-105. Where applicable, it shall i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-6

The provisions of articles R. 211-21-1 to R. 211-21-5 do not apply in the cases mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 211-14 and to the persons mentioned in articles R. 211-22 and R. 211-23.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

I. - 1. The tax authorities calculate the rate provided for in Article 204 E for each tax household. It is equal to the ratio between the amount of income tax for the tax household relating to the inc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the national health strategy

Article R1411-2

…tional plan for the prevention of environment-related health risks mentioned in Article L. 1311-6 ; 2° The health programmes designed to prevent the onset, development or worsening of diseases or disa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-2

…a declaration of invalidity or revocation made under the conditions provided for in article L. 716-2, the second paragraph of article L. 716-2-1 and article L. 716-3 may be made by a natural person o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article R2312-2

…by a delegation comprising at least: 1° The employer or a representative appointed by the employer; 2° An employee representative sitting on this committee.A joint order of the ministers responsible f…

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