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Showing 821830 of 29123 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 November 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 April 2000 · Cass. com. 7 February 2006

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article R236-19

I.-Where the first paragraph of Article L. 236-27 is applied, the draft partial asset contribution agreement shall contain the information referred to in Article R. 236-1, with the exception of the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Emergency department structure

Article D6124-19

Where justified by the activity of the emergency unit, the team also includes nursery nurses, care assistants and, where appropriate, childcare assistants and qualified hospital service staff. Where n…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-195

The aptitude test, to which the Prefect may decide to subject the applicant in whole or in part, under the conditions laid down in article R. 212-90-1 and in 3° of article R. 212-93, verifies the appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1965 B

In the case of successive usufructs, as the eventual usufruct comes to an end, the bare owner is entitled to the return of a sum equal to what he would have paid less if the duty paid by him had been…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VIII ter: Turnover tax on farmers

Article 302 bis MB

…nted to farmers in respect of direct support allocated in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009, excluding turnover from forestry, shellfish farming and freshwater fishi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MA

I. - A tax on certain advertising expenses is introduced with effect from 1 January 1998.II. - This tax is payable by any person liable to value added tax whose turnover for the previous calendar year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-19

The leave starts or is renewed at the employee's initiative. It may not exceed one year for the entire career, including renewals. In the event of a sudden deterioration in the state of health of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 197-1

…is lawyer shall be notified of the date of the hearing in accordance with the provisions of article 197.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-19

…to issue or withdraw the access permit to the tutor or curator in the case provided for in Article 706-114, if that person is the victim of the offence or if there are plausible grounds for presuming…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L522-19

I. - Any member of a board of directors or, as the case may be, of a supervisory board and any person who, in any capacity whatsoever, participates in the management or administration of a payment ins…

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