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Showing 15811590 of 30018 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. – 6 July 2016 – no. 15-21.811

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-1

The delegating federations, where applicable in coordination with the professional leagues they have created, shall draw up a charter of ethics and professional conduct in accordance with the principl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1-0 quinquies : Maintenance of tax deferrals for certain professional capital gains

Article 151-0 octies

The tax deferrals referred to in articles 151 octies to 151 nonies are maintained in the event of the deferral or suspension of taxation of capital gains arising on the occasion of events deemed to pu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-15

In the event of non-compliance with any of the obligations laid down in articles R. 212-10-11 to R. 212-10-13, the rector of the academic region may proceed :1° Suspend the authorisation of the traini…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Patient care by the mobile emergency and intensive care unit

Article R6123-15-1

…entioned in article R. 3131-7, in the following cases : 1° When the network mentioned in article R. 6123-26 is unable to meet the emergency care needs of the population; 2° As part of an event mention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-15

The list of supporting documents for income and expenditure is prepared by the accounting officer and proposed by the president for approval by the minister responsible for the budget. In the event of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-15

After it has been issued, the parallel import authorisation is suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-156-1

I.-The financial futures instruments referred to in 6° of the I of article L. 214-115 are those referred to in 1 of the I of article D. 211-1 A. II.-A société civile de placement immobilier may enter…

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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 A

…llion euros during the financial year, or have a balance sheet total of less than 43 million euros ;6° 25% or more of the capital or voting rights of the company or grouping whose rights or shares are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-15

…the Regional Council for the implementation of the provisions of the fifth paragraph of article L. 6123-3, the deadline mentioned in the first paragraph is reduced to 48 hours. The Bureau is deemed t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 ter A

…financing of actions aimed at developing apprenticeship under the conditions set out in Article L. 6241-2 of the Labour Code.The apprenticeship tax is payable by the employers mentioned in articles L…

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