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Showing 10611070 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French General Tax CodeIn force
1° General information

Article 888

Each mobile stamp is clearly marked with its price and has the words "French Republic" as the caption..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation

Article 827

The judge shall endeavour to reconcile the parties. The judge may also, at any time during the proceedings, invite the parties to meet with a judicial conciliator at the place, day and time that he or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Free organisation of medical practice

Article R6146-9-2-1

I. - For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 6146-1-2, the director and the chairman of the establishment's medical commission inform the establishment's medical commission and the n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-99

…accessibility contrary to the conditions of provision or use determined pursuant to article R. 4323-97. These orders specify the frequency of inspections and, where necessary, their nature and content…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Exemption provisions relating to direct allocations based on the distribution conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-63

For cinematographic works shown in cinemas in 2021:1° By way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinemas is increased to two hundred and fifty;2° By way of derogation from 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article R430-9

…onsible for the economy on the basis of Articles L. 430-5, L. 430-7, L. 430-7-1, L. 430-8 or L. 430-9 and if there are grounds for re-examining the case, the undertakings concerned that made the notif…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Definition of taxable profits

Article 92

1. Profits from the exercise of a non-commercial profession or income assimilated to non-commercial profits are deemed to be profits from the liberal professions, offices and positions whose holders d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 978

…conditions mentioned in article L. 6325-17 du même code; 8° De l'Agence nationale de la recherche; 9° Des fondations universitaires et des fondations partenariales mentionnées, respectivement, aux ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article R53-8-37

Magistrates from the public prosecutor's office and any official from the public prosecutor's office specially authorised by the public prosecutor exercise the powers granted to that magistrate for th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article R53-8-38

For decisions handed down by the courts of appeal or, where applicable, by the assize courts, the powers recognised in this chapter to the investigating judge or his clerk shall be exercised by the pr…

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