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Showing 33513360 of 65061 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 March 1953 · Cass. 3e civ. 23 May 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 21 July 1999 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. com. 2 June 1958 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 1971 · Cass. 3e civ. 20 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 December 2010

French General Tax CodeIn force
VI ter : Determination of income realised by companies on the disposal of certain fixed-income securities

Article 238 septies F

In the event of the transfer of securities mentioned in article 118, at 6° and 7° of article 120 and to Article 1678 bis as well as treasury bills on formulas and entered on the balance sheet of a com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Formation and operation of regional joint cross-industry committees

Article D6323-20-1

…tes proportional to the audience established at national and cross-industry level in application of 3° of article L. 2122-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rights of authorised professionals

Article R1111-20-8

…pharmaceutical record is accessible to the healthcare professionals referred to in article L. 1111-23 by means of tools and information systems that comply with the interoperability and security stan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-21-1

…se statutory purpose includes the defence of the collective interests of undertakings and employees may exercise the rights recognised to a civil party in respect of the offences defined in Book II of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-20

…laced in a professional situation. These people are covered by the provisions of either article L. 124-1 of the Education Code or part six of the Labour Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction between Member States of the European Union

Article D47-1-23

Where the public prosecutor, examining magistrate or president of the court hearing the proceedings has reasonable grounds to believe that proceedings against the same persons for the same acts are un…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-23-1

…in a period of not more than one month.Several requests for documents made by the insurance company may not concern identical or redundant documents.After the fifteen-day period referred to in the fir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39-9

Acts performed by the challenged member before he became aware of the request for challenge may not be challenged.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Partial final settlement

Article R2391-20-1

…e purchaser shall make a provisional payment on the basis of the last known references. The parties may nevertheless agree to calculate payments, including the balance of the contract, on the basis of…

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