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Showing 24212430 of 20302 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 15 Dec. 2009 – no. 08-18228

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 ter B

…nisations that receive interest from sums held in special passbook accounts opened before 1 January 2009, under conditions defined by decree, by the mutual credit banks that are members of the Confédé…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-2

…cal devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC and set up a system to ensure the qua…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Decentralised cooperation.

Article D1822-1

The articles R. 1115-8 to R. 1115-15 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-2

…R. 512-14 ; 4° Where applicable, the financial guarantee certificate provided for in article R. 512-15;5° Payment of registration fees;6° For the intermediaries mentioned in I of article L. 513-3, a d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-70

…f the research ; 2° Where applicable, the information mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 5121-15 for research involving an investigational medicinal product; 3° Where applicable, the investigato…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-16

…al limited liability entrepreneur is registered in the special register mentioned in Article R. 526-15, the registrar shall indicate in the register the information provided for in 1° to 5° and 7° of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative management of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police tasks

Article R15-33-11

…the customs and tax authorities shall ensure compliance with the principles set out in articles R. 15-33-18 and R. 15-33-19. It provides customs officers responsible for judicial police missions with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-3-1

The delegates of the public prosecutor authorised in accordance with articles R. 15-33-30 to R. 15-33-37 may hold office hours at the judicial court and in legal access centres or any other place desi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-6

…cts and assignment contracts, in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 1251-15, is punishable by a second-class fine. Failure to comply with the provisions relating to the post…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Recording of offences

Article R1312-3

…In the case of City of Paris health inspectors, the approval granted pursuant to articles R. 2512-15-1 to R. 2512-15-7 of the General Local Authorities Code is equivalent to authorisation. The healt…

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