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Showing 64316440 of 23635 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 8 Oct. 1980 – no. 79-12125

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

…of the public establishment within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of article 46 of law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012. For the first year for which the public insti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-101

…rd, as the case may be. This commissioner is subject to the incompatibilities set out in article L. 822-11-3, without prejudice to the possibility of being appointed to carry out the duties set out in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: The commercial freelance administration contract

Article L1254-23

…f applicable, the nature of the personal protective equipment made available by the client company; 8° The identity of the financial guarantor of the freelance administration company; 9° The identity…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-1

…d air; 6° Installation of lifts, goods lifts and dumbwaiters; 7° Fitting out kitchens and pantries; 8° The construction of swimming pools,even if this work entails a change in the layout of the premis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-4-1

…blic house referred to in article L. 3331-3 without selling alcoholic beverages between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. within the meaning of article L. 3331-4.A change in the person of the owner or manager or a c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-6

…the valuation and, for the undertakings referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 341-1,article L. 211-8 of the Mutual Code andarticle L. 931-4 of the Social Security Code, the representation of provisio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-33

…covery plan pursuant to Article L. 352-7, or a short-term financing plan pursuant to Article L. 352-8, the plan must include, for the next three financial years, a detailed description of the followin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L2543-3

…nces due to ministers of recognised cults by virtue of the provisions of the decree of 30 December 1809 concerning church factories and the ordinance of 7 August 1842 relating to housing allowances fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-13

…ditions listed below are not subject to the marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8: 1° Oral or external administration ; 2° No specific therapeutic indication on the labelling or in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-12

…ification requires a new authorisation to be issued under the conditions set out in Article R. 1125-8. If the Director General of the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire does not respond to an appl…

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