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Showing 39313940 of 20406 articles for Art. Cass. com. 21 janvier 1997 n° 94-19016

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-97

Hospital practitioners may submit their resignation to the director general of the Centre national de gestion, giving three months' notice. Within thirty days of receiving the practitioner's request,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Skills consolidation and adaptation courses

Article R6152-905

Associate practitioners may work in several establishments, within the "groupements hospitaliers de territoire" mentioned in article L. 6132-1 or to promote the development of the networking of health…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…e equipment, materials or appliances, uses another company, under a subcontract governed by the loi n° 75-1334 du 31 décembre 1975 relative à la sous-traitance.2. A joint order by the ministers respon…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…rightholders for the reproductions that it makes. II - Article 6(2) and (3) of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy do not apply to the provider of the online content…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…department's collection of administrative acts; 3° Functional allowances provided for in article L. 2123-20, contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 2123-25-2, contr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article D3312-12

…ate of the local authority provided for in the tenth paragraph of Article 33 of Act no. 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale. C. - Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article D4312-10

…ate of the local authority provided for in the tenth paragraph of Article 33 of Act no. 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale. C. - Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Compulsory prior administrative appeal

Article R2333-120-14

…ment notice is drawn up is subject to automated processing within the meaning of Act no. 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, il est indiqué la possibilité…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

…provisions of Article 41.They may also be placed under the exemption system provided for in Article 210, in the event of a merger of companies or similar transactions meeting the conditions provided f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-298

…w) Ordering the extension of the proceedings or the reunification of assets pursuant to Article L. 621-2; 2° Decisions taken in collective coordination proceedings pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter V o…

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