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Showing 29712980 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-7

By way of derogation from the provisions of section 3 and subject to the conditions of declaration or authorisation provided for in this section, the following benefits in kind or in cash may be offer…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Concession contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L3211-7

The rules defined in Title II apply to concession contracts which, on the one hand, are concluded by a contracting entity with an affiliated undertaking or by a body made up exclusively of several con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 796 bis

I. - Donations in cash received by a person who is the victim of an act of terrorism, within the meaning of I of Article 9 of Law no. 86-1020 of 9 September 1986 relating to the fight against terroris…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-70

To qualify for the allowance for self-employed workers, the persons mentioned in article L. 5424-24 : 1° Prove that they have been self-employed for a minimum uninterrupted period of two years in one…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Simplified system

Article 74 A

The income tax return filed under article 53 A farmers subject to the simplified tax regime based on actual profits, includes: 1° A simplified account showing the tax result determined in accordance w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approval, training and swearing-in of persons responsible for inspections.

Article R232-71

The Director of the Testing Department organises, under conditions set by the French Anti-Doping Agency, the monitoring of compliance with their obligations by approved persons. When the person in cha…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-7

The award of Diversity Images aid is subject to:1° To the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-7

Work permits may be restricted to certain professional activities or geographical areas. Authorisation issued in mainland France confers rights only in mainland France. In order to examine the applica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Consular higher education establishments

Article R711-76

The following are eligible to vote on the board of directors or supervisory board of a consular higher education establishment:1° Teaching staff and other employees of the consular higher education es…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-7

The central managing council of section B of the Ordre des pharmaciens comprises sixteen members appointed or elected for six years: 1° Two professors or senior lecturers from pharmacy training and re…

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