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Showing 8190 of 37858 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 30-4-2014 n° 13-13.641

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-4

Where an AIF management company is unable to ensure compliance with the provisions of Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II for which an AIF or another entity acting on its beh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 30

Subject to the provisions of article 15-II, the gross income of buildings or parts of buildings which the owner reserves the right to use is made up of the amount of rent that they could produce if th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Stills

Article 308

Any holder of apparatus or portions of apparatus suitable for the distillation, manufacture or ironing of eaux-de-vie or spirits, is required to make a declaration to the administration, within five d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Stills

Article 309

Under the conditions determined by the administration, the sealing formality provided for by Article 308 : 1° Holders of test stills, as defined by ministerial order (1); 2° Scientific and educational…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to decisions taken by delegated federations

Article R*131-46

Pursuant to II of article 21 of the law of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, if a delegated sports federation remains silent for two months, it is deemed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-4

At least one doctor with the titles or qualifications mentioned in articles D. 6124-134-1, D. 6124-134-2 or I of article D. 6124-134-3 and working in his field of expertise takes part, either physical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-13

Contracts may be awarded in separate lots, unless their subject does not allow separate services to be identified. The National Council determines the number, size and purpose of the lots. It may limi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Duty to comply

Article R752-44-13

The prefect immediately sends the certificate of conformity by electronic means for information to the mayor of the commune in which the site is located and to the president of the public inter-commun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissions responsible for applications for authorisation to practise by doctors with hospital and university qualifications

Article D4111-13-4

The commission for authorisation to practise provided for in article D. 4111-13-3 has the same composition as that mentioned in article D. 4111-13-2. It also includes the President of the Conference o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency

Article R5211-13-4

When the price of one of the acquisitions mentioned in Article R. 5211-13-3 gives rise to reinvestment in transferable securities, the public accountants shall remit the funds to the investment servic…

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