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Showing 23112320 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 H

…son who has the radio stations at his disposal for the purposes of his professional activity on 1st January of the tax year.III. - The amount of the flat-rate tax is set at €1,782 per radio station ow…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-3

…onal quantities of products, under the conditions set out in Article 16-4 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ASSESSMENT OF THE ASYLUM SEEKER'S VULNERABILITY AND PARTICULAR NEEDS

Article L522-4

…ation.This information may be processed automatically, under the conditions laid down by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-13

…ions set by the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application of article 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles concerning the distribution of cinematographic an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-2

…ocessed for health research purposes as mentioned in the last paragraph of article 30 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, and authorised under th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-3

…ponding to the provisional registration period. In application of articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the nurse concerned may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2573-41

…are replaced by the words: "centre de gestion et de formation créé par l'article 30 de l'ordonnance n° 2005-10 du 4 janvier 2005 portant statut général des fonctionnaires des communes et des groupemen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-15

The public prosecutor shall inform the member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 198…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-92

If, during the period provided for in the preceding article, the successors decide to transfer their shareholder's shares to a third party who is not a member of the company, this shall be done in acc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies B

…ration of the business.III. - The provisions of this article apply to capital gains realised from 1 January 2006.

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