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Showing 40914100 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 General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379

I. - The communes shall collect, under the conditions determined by this chapter:1° Property tax on built-up properties, provided for in Articles 1380 and 1381 ;2° La taxe foncière sur les propriétés…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-17

The State may grant aid in the form of public service compensation to operators responsible for managing a service of general economic interest involving the marketing, at a maximum price set by the S…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-17

Waste from cosmetic surgery activities is considered to be waste from healthcare activities, within the meaning and for the application of the provisions of article R. 1335-1. The provisions of articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting system

Article R7345-17

The establishment's revenue comprises: 1° Proceeds from the tax referred to in article L. 7345-4; 2° Subsidies from the State, public authorities or public or private bodies and income from sponsorshi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R6341-24-8

The following are revalued on 1st April each year by application of the coefficient mentioned inarticle L. 161-25 of the Social Security Code : 1° The amounts paid as remuneration for the training per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-78

In the event of a vacancy caused by the death or resignation of one or more members of the supervisory board, the supervisory board may, between two general meetings, make provisional appointments. Wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-7

I.- Human induced pluripotent stem cells are cells which do not originate from an embryo and which are capable of multiplying indefinitely and of differentiating into all the cell types which make up…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-7

The local authority may make inter vivos transfers of landed property located on its territory or of company rights relating thereto subject to a declaration, with the exception of donations in direct…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European Standardised Information Sheet

Article L313-7

No later than when the credit offer is issued, the creditor or credit intermediary shall provide the borrower, on paper or on another durable medium, in the form of a European standardised information…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 170 ter

I. - A taxpayer subject to the obligation to file an annual tax return under the conditions provided for in 1 of article 170 and who claims the benefit of deductions from overall income, tax reduction…

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