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Showing 15611570 of 26420 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19-11-2014 n° 13-20.089

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R743-13

…ble:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-193, R. 214-194, R. 214-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-13

I - Prior to any removal or collection of elements and products of the human body for therapeutic purposes from a living or deceased person, doctors and, in the situation referred to in IV, midwives e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contribution of the armed forces health service to other public health initiatives

Article R6147-133

The Armed Forces Medical Corps shall, where necessary, provide assistance to deal with exceptional health situations resulting, in particular, from infectious diseases with epidemic potential, natural…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-11

Persons guilty of one of the offences defined in article L. 332-3, the first sentence of article L. 332-4 and articles L. 332-5-1, L. 332-8, L. 332-10-1 and L. 332-19 of this Code are also liable to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The Managing Director

Article R6123-13

The Chief Executive Officer : 1° Prepares, signs jointly with the Chairman of the Board of Directors and executes the three-year objectives and performance agreement provided for in Article L. 6123-11…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-13

The period of validity of the multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "passport-talent" provided for in articles L. 421-16, L. 421-17, L. 421-18, L. 421-19, L. 421-20 or L. 421-21 is determi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-13

The following may not be invoked against victims or their dependants:1° The excess provided for in Article L. 121-1 ; 2° Forfeitures, with the exception of the regular suspension of cover for non-paym…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Place of taxation

Article 11

When a taxpayer has moved either his residence or the place of his main establishment, the assessments for which he is liable in respect of income tax, both for the year in which the change occurred a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Income from bonds

Article 118

For the purposes of the present provisions, the following shall be deemed to be income: 1° Interest, arrears and any other proceeds from bonds, participating securities, public bills and any other neg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 110

For the application of 1° of 1 of Article 109 profits are understood to be those that have been retained for the basis of assessment for corporation tax. However, these profits are increased by those…

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