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Showing 25912600 of 3137 articles for Art. TPICE 23 Feb 2006 aff. 282/02

French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…year, is carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Decree no. 2004-1463 of 23 December 2004 relating to legal experts. When a member of the military has committed an offence m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…ithin the limit of the remuneration of hospital practitioners set in application of article R. 6152-23 of this code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Special arrangements applicable to taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or carrying out distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

Article 298 sexdecies H

…self of the special scheme provided for in Section 4 of Chapter 6 of Title XII of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax may not, in respect of his t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-9

…details), request received on paper, by fax or in any electronic form. 3.06 € 4.59 € MA 21 MA 22MA 23 History of allocation of a call number, SIM card number or subscriber identifier (IMSI number). 3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Sommaire

…nomous public health institutions (EPS) and public social and medico-social institutions (EPSMS) >. 23. Staff costs of owners' associations . Heading 3. Expenses relating to the exercise of elective o…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE VI: PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SHAREHOLDING OF AIR TRANSPORT COMPANIES.

Article L360-2

…of a change in its effective control, within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) no. 2407/92 of 23 July 1992 on licensing of air carriers, annexed to this code, it shall inform the Minister respon…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Customs detention and criminal proceedings

Article L716-10

…ted in the event of a pharmacist exercising the substitution option provided for in Article L. 5125-23 of the Public Health Code.When the offences provided for in a to d have been committed as part of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-88-1

The athlete may apply for Provisional Suspension under article L. 232-23-4 within ten days of waiving the B Sample analysis, notification of the B Sample analysis report or notification of any anti-do…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-32

In each housing finance company, the specific controller referred to in Article L. 513-23 ensures that the company complies with Articles L. 513-28 to L. 513-30.It also verifies that the housing loans…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 677

…the formation of economic interest groupings constituted in accordance with articles L251-1 to L251-23 of the French Commercial Code, real estate contributions made to associations formed in accordanc…

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