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Showing 17511760 of 18815 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 26 Oct. 2010 – no. 09-65565

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-13

…for the species or species in question, in Table 1 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification as regards…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 41

I. - Capital gains subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies à 39 quindecies and realised by an individual on the occasion of the free transfer of a sole proprietorship may benefit from the follo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article L312-11

…>articles L. 445-1 à L. 445-4 du code de l'urbanisme et les articles L. 342-7 à L. 342-26 du code du tourisme.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to personal injury offences resulting from deliberate intoxication

Article 706-139-1

…nvestigation is referred to the investigating judge on the basis of articles 221-5-6,222-18-4or 222-26-2 of the Criminal Code and decides to refer the person under investigation to the trial court on…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-4

…s federation, provided that the event is included in the calendar mentioned in 1° of article R. 131-26 ; 2° Approved sports federations, their regional or departmental bodies and their members, provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-74

In the companies referred to inArticle 1 of Law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector, with the exception of those listed in Annex III of this law, and in the companie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4233-7

…dopted by means of an electronic or audiovisual conference, under the conditions laid down by Order no. 2014-1329 of 6 November 2014 on remote deliberations by administrative bodies of a collegiate na…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R822-15

The public establishment is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union

Article R421-43

…al residence permit bearing the wording "ICT employee on secondment" provided for in article L. 421-26 is notified to the applicant in writing as soon as possible and no later than 90 days from the da…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article R57-10

…in application of the provisions of articles 138 and 723-7 of this code and articles 132-25 and 132-26 of the Criminal Code shall be carried out under the conditions laid down by the provisions of thi…

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