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Showing 49915000 of 32219 articles for Art. Décret 87-713 du 26-8-1987

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-156

…companies. The société civile de placement immobilier is presumed to have made this appointment if, during this period, it directly or indirectly held more than 40% of the voting rights and no other p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Challenging opinions and measures issued by the occupational physician

Article R4624-45-1

The advance on the sums due to the medical labour inspector appointed in application of article L. 4624-7 is deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.The clerk's office is notified of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Challenging opinions and measures issued by the occupational physician

Article R4624-45

…the occupational physician referred to in article L. 4624-7, the matter shall be referred to the industrial tribunal ruling under the accelerated procedure on the merits within fifteen days of their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Challenging opinions and measures issued by the occupational physician

Article R4624-45-2

…icular when the latter has intervened under the conditions referred to in article R. 4624-43, the industrial tribunal ruling under the accelerated procedure on the merits may appoint a medical labour…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensatory allowance

Article 1080

…ecifies the particulars required for publication of the title deed in the forms provided for by the décret n° 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 portant réforme de la publicité foncière.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4

Infringement of the trademark owner's rights constitutes an infringement giving rise to civil liability on the part of the perpetrator. Infringement of the rights attached to the trademark constitutes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII ter : Taxation of professional capital gains arising from the transfer or purchase of rights relating to a company governed by articles 8 to 8 ter and carrying on a real estate business

Article 238 octies B

…the event of the transfer or redemption of the rights of a shareholder taxable in the category of industrial and commercial profits, non-commercial profits or agricultural profits, or subject to corpo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-3

…004 may be accompanied by an additional presentation or expression are set out in article L. 3232-8 du code de la santé publique.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Communal and inter-communal social action centres (R).

Article R2113-14

…centre, created by application of article L. 2113-13, in its wording prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010de réforme des collectivités territoriales, is subject to the provisions of the d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-1

…which are enforceable against the municipality pursuant to the provisions of article 1636 B septies du code général des impôts; 2° Le montant de la dotation de compensation de la taxe professionnelle…

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