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Showing 91100 of 56987 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 25-1-1977 n° 74-15.293

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article 747

The provisions relating to the effects of the probationary suspension are set out in articles 132-52 and 132-53 of the Penal Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Simplified system

Article 74 B

A decree sets out the conditions for application of

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of amending and supplementary registrations.

Article R123-74-1

The registrar of the court within whose jurisdiction the company or companies resulting from the cross-border merger, cross-border demerger or cross-border transformation, as the case may be, are regi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of compassionate access authorisations

Article R5121-74-11

Any measures taken by the holder of the exploitation rights to disseminate any information relating to the compassionate access authorisation from which it benefits to the healthcare professionals con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-74-1

I.- When examining any request for authorisation for compassionate access, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the prerogatives set out…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-74

From the effective date of the astreinte ordered by the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant, its chairman or the magistrate he designates, after having taken any further steps, informs t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-74

The provisions of article L. 226-4-1, relating to the proportion of members of the supervisory board of each sex, are applicable without threshold conditions to companies whose shares are admitted to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-74

I.-The prescriber's request for compassionate access authorisation as provided for in II of Article L. 5121-12-1 is sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-74-1

The draft transaction is subject to approval by the competent supervisory authority pursuant to Article R. 712-2 above a threshold set by the Minister responsible for overseeing chambers of commerce a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Simplified system

Article 74 A

The income tax return filed under article 53 A farmers subject to the simplified tax regime based on actual profits, includes: 1° A simplified account showing the tax result determined in accordance w…

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