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Showing 10211030 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-22

The licence applicant, the patent owner and the licence holders or their representatives may be heard by the committee responsible for issuing the opinions provided for in articles R. 613-10 and R. 61…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Direct marketing of banking and financial services

Article D752-22

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 F

The tax credit defined in article 220 sexies is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of this article were…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-22

The decisions of the Conseil des maisons de vente may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Screening for neonatal diseases

Article R1131-22

The provisions of article R. 1131-4 apply to neonatal screening. The information provided to the holders of parental authority specifies in particular the purposes of this screening.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Seaports (R).

Article R1614-22

…r as they are concerned, for the marinas or marina facilities under their jurisdiction, shall send, during the first quarter of each calendar year, to the Prefect, for each marina or recreational port…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants.

Article D4241-22

…harmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants, proposed by : a) La Fédération nationale des industries chimiques CGT; b) La Fédération nationale de la pharmacie Force ouvrière; c) La Fédération…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
13° : Tax credit for expenditure on publishing musical works

Article 220 septdecies

…nch-language works or works using a regional language in use in France, registered in the same year during the same financial year by the same company in the repertoire of a collective management orga…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-22

…etitors to overtake, where this is possible. In the case of a course on which vehicles travel individually, the width may be reduced to at least 2 times the maximum width of the vehicle. The track mus…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-22

In the event that the proposed denomination is recognised by the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority as not complying with the provisions of…

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