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Showing 301310 of 69677 articles for Art. s. 1845 to 1870-1 · decree 78-704 of 3 July 1978 · C. civ. Art. 1105

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Medical devices and radiopharmaceuticals

Article R1333-78

Any medical device exposing patients to ionising radiation complies with the regulatory provisions adopted in application of Article L. 5212-1.Medicinal products and radiopharmaceuticals are used in a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies) authorised to offer financial securities to the public

Article 239 septies

…tés civiles de placement immobilier) with a purpose in line with that defined in Article L. 214-114 of the Monetary and Financial Code and authorised to make a public offer of financial securities und…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General powers

Article L2312-78

The social and economic committee ensures, controls or participates in the management of all social and cultural activities established in the company, primarily for the benefit of employees, their fa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-78

The variable part of the total remuneration of the persons referred to in Article L. 511-71 may not exceed the amount of the fixed part of this remuneration.By decision of the competent general meetin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-78

For the companies mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 214-31, the condition of exclusive ownership is met when securities giving access to the capital of companies whose purpose is not to hold financia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Support for mobility training.

Article R5522-78

Mobility training is provided in the form of: 1° An apprenticeship contract; 2° One of the training courses listed in article L. 6313-1; 3° A sandwich course contract; 4° A work placement in a company…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Special provisions relating to inheritance

Article 788 bis

Property collected by an heir or legatee pursuant to Article 1002-1 or the second paragraph of article 1094-1 of the Civil Code are deemed to have been transmitted gratuitously by the deceased.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Leasing transactions carried out by property companies for commerce and industry and approved energy-saving financing companies

Article 239 sexies

…When the purchase price paid by the lessee for the property leased under a finance lease entered into with a société immobilière pour le commerce et l'industrie is less than the difference between th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XX ter: Declaration of overseas investments

Article 242 sexies

…B, 199 undecies C, 217 undecies, 217 duodecies, 244 quater W, 244 quater X or 244 quater Y declare to the tax authorities the nature, location, financing arrangements and operating conditions of thes…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-3 (art. R122-4)

This annex does not include any provisions.

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