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Showing 21012110 of 30018 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. – 6 July 2016 – no. 15-21.811

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different election methods

Article R4311-62

For its application to the election of the councils of the order of nurses, in the second paragraph of article R. 4125-28, the word "eight" is replaced by the word "ten".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different election methods

Article R4311-61

The minutes, signed by the members of the polling station, are immediately sent to the director general of the regional health agency, the prefect, the national council and the minister responsible fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60

…an inventory and mention it in a report drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the articles 163 et 166. These persons may also, by mentioning it in their report, reseal the objects examined and…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65

…are received, in the case of recipients.4° a) The beneficiaries or taxpayers referred to in article 65 A below must keep documents relating to their professional activity for 3 calendar years from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Harm reduction policy for drug users.

Article D3121-33-6

The medicines are kept in a place to which only the staff of the reception and support centre for harm reduction for drug users have access. They are stored under the conditions laid down in the marke…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Tax regimes

Article 69

…ect to income tax:a. By option, to farmers normally placed under the scheme provided for in article 64 bis;b. As of right, to other operators whose average revenue, measured over three consecutive yea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article R224-6

For the application of the fourth paragraph of article L. 224-6, in the event that the transfer right of the mathematical reserves or the shares of the diversification reserves exceeds the proportion…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Measures relating to the intensity of public aid

Article 919-64

…ns to the conditions relating to the intensity of public aid provided for in articles 221-5 and 221-6 may be granted for these works by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image ani…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of access to premises and places of business and home visits.

Article 64

…e customs officers mentioned in 1 above, any persons to whom they have recourse pursuant to article 67 quinquies A, the occupier of the premises or his representative and the judicial police officer o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

…V of Book IV of Part IV of the Labour Code shall be replaced by the reference to Article 134 of Law No. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952; 2° Article L. 1333-9 shall not apply; 3° The last paragraph of I of…

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