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Showing 11211130 of 34514 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-5-2016 n° 15-13.851

French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518 ter

I. - In the interval between two updates provided for in III, the rates defined in 2 of B of II of Article 1498 are updated by the tax authorities on the basis of changes in rents recorded in the decl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-12

Applications for membership of the approved professional association are answered within two months of the date of receipt by the association of a complete application. If the approved professional as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of pharmacies

Article R5090-12

The provisions of this book relating to sociétés d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine are applicable in the overseas territories and Mayotte.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

I. - Net gains from transfers for valuable consideration of corporate rights in companies or groupings falling within the articles 8 to 8 ter, whose assets are mainly made up of real estate or rights…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15

If the court has not issued a committal order with deferred effect pursuant to 3° of I of article 464-2, persons who are not imprisoned or who are serving a sentence under the semi-liberty, out-of-cou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-15

Persons who obtained the evidence of formal qualifications or authorisation required to practise the profession of nurse before they entered the profession, and persons who did not practise the profes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-157

I.-The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, on the basis of concerns resulting from the evaluation of data from pharmacovigilance activities, in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-15

I. - When goods suspected of infringing copyright or related rights are detained after a request mentioned in Article L. 335-10 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments may be destro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-154

A specialised professional fund takes the form of a SICAV, a fonds commun de placement or a société en commandite simple. Depending on the case, it is called a "specialised professional investment com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 sexies

I. - For all companies, with the exception of those referred to in IIa to VI:1. Turnover is equal to the sum of:- sales of manufactured products, services and goods;- royalties for concessions, patent…

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