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Showing 91100 of 57851 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 3-2-1988 n° 86-16.158

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B nonies

In urban communities, the deliberative councils may decide, by a majority of two-thirds of the communes representing half of the population or half of the communes representing two-thirds of the popul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater N

For the application of c of 1° of 7 of Article 158, professionals or organisations which do not have a permanent establishment in France but which are established in a Member State of the European Uni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R1112-86

In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.The Head of Quality Policy attends committee meetings in an advisory capacity.The committee may hear any competent person on the issues on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R4532-86

Meetings of the inter-company college take place on the worksite in an appropriate room and, except in exceptional cases justified by the urgency of the situation, during working hours. Meetings are p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registered persons

Article A123-86

No establishment dependent on the armed forces may be registered in the directory other than in accordance with the registration procedures defined by a joint order of the Minister for Defence or the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-86

Undertakings for collective investment in real estate must invest at least 20% of their real estate assets in buildings constructed, rented or offered for rent. The conditions for assessing this 20% r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-86

The right to participate in General Meetings is evidenced by the registration of the shares in the name of the shareholder, on the day of the General Meeting, in the registered share accounts held by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-86

The operating section or forecast income statement shows successively: - under income: operating income, financial income and exceptional income; - under expenses: operating expenses, financial expens…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-86

The groupements forestiers d'investissement mentioned in II of article L. 331-4-1 of the Code forestier are subject to articles L. 214-86 to L. 214-113 of this Code. Sociétés Civiles de Placement Immo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Duties towards colleagues

Article R4312-86

The replacement nurse who is not installed shall carry out the replacement at the place of professional practice of the replaced nurse and under his own responsibility. The replacement private practic…

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