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Showing 52215230 of 6040 articles for Art. 11 déc. 1996

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-15

…of a placebo, its composition; 5° The information that will be given, in application of Article L. 1122-1, to the persons asked to take part in the trial and the procedures for obtaining the consent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…ional de Dijon ;9° Centre hospitalier régional de Martinique ;10° Grenoble regional hospital centre;11° Centre hospitalier régional de Lille ;12° Centre hospitalier régional de Limoges ;13° Hospices c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 duodecies

…ets leased as part of their business.PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1996.The capital gains tax regime provided for by this article and the following articles is not app…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640 C

…usiness tax for 2009, multiplied by a coefficient of 0.84.V. - For the application, in respect of 2011, of Article 1636 B sexies, the reference rates relating to 2010 used to set the rates for busines…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…ing indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Orde…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 262

…riage by road of foreign passengers to and from abroad, travelling in groups of at least ten people;11° Carriage between mainland France and Corsica for the part of the journey outside mainland France…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Relationship between collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts.

Article L2254-2

…terms and conditions defined in articles L. 1232-2 to L. 1232-14 and articles L. 1234-1 to L. 1234-11, L. 1234-14, L. 1234-18, L. 1234-19 and L. 1234-20.VI. - The employee may register and be support…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R930-1

…522-1 to R. 522-25 ;6° Book VI, with the exception of Articles R. 600-1, R. 600-2, R. 600-4 to R. 611-50, R. 621-1 à R. 663-40, R. 663-42 to R. 663-44, the first two paragraphs of article R. 663-45,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R950-1

…431 of 27 March 2007Chapter III.-General obligations of tradersArticle R. 123-1Decree No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 Articles R. 123-2 to R. 123-4Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-22

…ions or charges ;10° To decide on the disposal by mutual agreement of movable property up to €4,600;11° To set the remuneration and pay the costs and fees of lawyers, notaries, bailiffs and experts;12…

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