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Showing 30113020 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Sentences rendered abroad

Article 1525

An appeal may be lodged against a decision ruling on an application for recognition or enforcement of an arbitral award made abroad. An appeal shall be lodged within one month of service of the decisi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1500

I.-A.- Buildings and land used to carry out an activity involving the manufacture or transformation of movable tangible property that requires significant technical resources are considered to be indu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Allocation of tax

Article 1566

The proceeds of the tax referred to in articles 1559 et 1560 is allocated to the communes in whose territory the gaming houses have their establishments. It is paid monthly, after deduction of a 5% de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 156

…rs or grandmothers and that of the family council, where required, is stated in the marriage certificate, shall, at the request of the interested parties or the public prosecutor at the judicial court…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Interventional activities under medical imaging in neuroradiology.

Article D6124-151

…horisation holder is subject to the obligation of quality assurance defined in I of Article L. 1333-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Interventional activities under medical imaging in neuroradiology.

Article D6124-152

Authorisation for interventional activity using medical imaging in neuroradiology is only granted if the equipment is connected to a system for archiving and sharing images to improve the quality of c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Interventional activities under medical imaging in neuroradiology.

Article D6124-150

The patient's care pathway is organised, including reception, the performance of the procedure and management until discharge.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: The procedure for judging the entire dispute

Article 1564

Where the application has been lodged at the registry of the judicial court, the notification referred to in the third paragraph of Article 1563 states that the opposing party must constitute a lawyer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Special rules for the assessment of direct local taxes

Article 1518 E

I. - For the properties mentioned in I of Article 1498: 1° Partial exemptions from direct local taxes are granted for the years 2017 to 2025 when the difference between the assessment established for…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…report; 4° The financial account, and the report noting the existence of any surpluses; 5° The allocation of the surplus of the net accounting result after deduction, where applicable, of the dividen…

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