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Showing 18311840 of 44700 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 June 1998 · Cass. com. 15 June 2010 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · CA Versailles 7 June 2007

French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Obligations of manufacturers and merchants

Article 303

…make a declaration of his profession to the administration and to designate the number, nature and capacity of the apparatus or portions of apparatus that he has in his possession at his place of res…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of holders

Article 309

…nder the conditions determined by the administration, the sealing formality provided for by Article 308 : 1° Holders of test stills, as defined by ministerial order (1); 2° Scientific and educational…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-30

The delegation may be withdrawn by the Minister responsible for Sport, after consultation with the French National Olympic and Sports Committee and, when the discipline is specifically dedicated to di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-30

…operation of the establishment or service, and in particular: 1° The duties of the director, technical manager or technical adviser, depending on the category to which the establishment belongs; 2° T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-30

If the judge considers that he has insufficient information on points that can be clarified by a visit to the premises or if it appears to him that the parties' claims differ on such points, he shall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L242-30

…42-1 to L. 242-24 for chairmen, general managers and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective attributions, to members of the management board and members of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-30

…al cooperation with jurisdiction over fire and rescue, including contributions relating to the application of the first paragraph of article L. 1424-41;2° Grants, subsidies, subsidies and contribution…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-30

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 1123-15 to L. 1123-20, the provisions of this chapter apply to clinical investigations which are classified as national defence secrets within the meaning of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-30

…oyers bound by this agreement. The extension order repeals the extension order in the field of application for which the extension is pronounced.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Possibility for a witness to give evidence anonymously

Article R53-30

…arate minutes. This is mentioned in the main record, each page of which is signed, depending on the case, by the judicial police officer or the public prosecutor or by the liberty and custody judge or…

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