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Showing 28812890 of 52621 articles for Art. L 145-17 · Cass. 3e civ. 22 February 1968 · CA Paris 13 February 2008 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1998 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 March 1969

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-24

Any shareholder may, at any time, obtain copies of the documents referred to in the previous article, minute books, accounting records and documents and, more generally, any documents held by the comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication.

Article R6323-24

When carrying out voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication, the centre must enlist the help of a pharmacist registered on the roll of section E or H of the national order of pharmacists. In th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Penalties.

Article R310-22

Any manager of an undertaking subject to State supervision by virtue of Article L. 310-1 and of a supplementary occupational pension fund who fails to comply with the obligations or prohibitions resul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-22

The new decision of the municipal council, the departmental council, the regional council or the board of directors of the public institution, taken in accordance with the second paragraph of Article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-22

The amount of the survey fee, provided for in article L. 313-38, which the lender may request from the borrower when the contract for which the loan was requested has not been concluded, is limited to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-22

The activity of issuing the special payment voucher referred to in B of article L. 1271-1, for which issuers are authorised by the Minister responsible for personal services, is monitored and controll…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conduct of the treatment order.

Article R3711-22

Procedural documents sent to the attending physician in application of the provisions of article L. 3711-2 are given to him by the coordinating physician. When he ceases to follow the person, the atte…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 B

The tax credit for research expenditure defined in article 244 quater B is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company under the conditions set out in article 199 ter B (1). (1) See also…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 4: Internship agreement

Article R426-22

The training agreement, any amendments thereto and proof of approval by the Prefect shall be presented at the request of any of the control officers mentioned in Article L. 8271-1-2 of the Labour Code…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing the composition of the assets and liabilities of the financing body

Article R214-222

Where the guarantees granted by a financial institution pursuant to III of article L. 214-169 are securities, the instrument establishing these securities shall define the nature of the assets or righ…

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