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Showing 42414250 of 20369 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 15 Nov. 2017

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-8

…7124-9 at the agency's expense; 4 A copy of the information sheet provided for in article R. 7124-15 ; 5 All the information needed to assess : a) The character, competence and professional experien…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0Ic: Levy on assets, rights and income placed in a trust

Article 990 J

…and the levy is paid and remitted to the competent public accountant by the trust administrator by 15 June of each year at the latest. Failing this, the settlor and the beneficiaries, other than thos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-9

…9, per square metre and per year:1° For advertising and signs displayed using a non-digital process:15 € in communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation whose population is less th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-46

Access to the shared medical record by the professionals mentioned in article L. 1111-15 and in III of article L. 1111-17 as well as by health, social or medico-social establishments or services is su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-9

…f III. For pharmaceutical establishments dependent on companies or organisations mentioned in 3° to 15° of Article R. 5124-2, silence on the part of the Director General of the Agency shall be deemed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6211-1

…logy examinations prescribed within this framework.II - The procedures mentioned in Article L. 6211-15 are described in a single manual for all medical biology test samples taken from patients hospita…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R286-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia; 2° References to the benefits ment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R284-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the prefect are replaced by the reference to the senior administrator of the territory of the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R285-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° The references to the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 2° The references to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…on Fund established by Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 ;9° The conditions under which branches of credit institutions referred to in I of Arti…

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