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Showing 46514660 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-13

…sociation councils are elected in a single-round majority binominal ballot. Each pair is made up of candidates of different genders. If the Council of the Order has an uneven number of members, the me…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: End of the procedure

Article L813-13

…sion, a member of the judicial police, will record in a report the reasons for the check, the verification of the person's right to move or reside and the conditions under which the person was brought…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-13

…in consideration of the expenses incurred and the diligence performed by him, the complexity of the case, the issues at stake and the objectives set by Articles L. 620-1, L. 631-1 et L. 640-1, and wit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°g: Priority development zones

Article 1383 J

I.-Buildings located in the priority development zones defined in II of Article 44 septdecies are exempt from property tax on built properties.The exemption applies to buildings attached to an establi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Preparations for the ballot.

Article R713-13

The commission provided for in article L. 713-17, called the "election organisation commission", competent to organise, in the district of the territorial chamber of commerce and industry, the electio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4241-13

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 apply to the provision of services by pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants whose declaration is required under articles L. 4241-11 a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-137

…ns of this section, the obligations relating to: 1° Sanitary facilities, as set out in articles R. 4228-2 to R. 4228-7 and R. 4228-10 to R. 4228-18; 2° Catering, as set out in articles R. 4228-22 to R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 nonies

…by non-trading property companies in which Poste Immo directly or indirectly holds the entire share capital is subject to a deduction, the rate of which is set each year by decree, up to a limit of 10…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-13

…article L. 521-12 before the set deadline, the administrative authority may have this done automatically at the expense of the operator. The sum deposited shall be used to pay the expenses thus incur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L931-13

A article L. 145-13, the words: "subject to the provisions of the loi du 28 mai 1943 relative à l'application aux étrangers des lois en matière de baux à loyer et de baux à ferme" are deleted.

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