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Showing 651660 of 44539 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-11-2021 n° 20-20.219

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for storing documents.

Article R1131-20

The written consent and the duplicates of the prescription for the examination of genetic characteristics and the commented and signed medical biology analysis reports are kept by the prescribing doct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-20

In criminal and misdemeanour cases, as well as for fifth-class offences, the Public Prosecutor notifies the curator or guardian of the date and purpose of the hearing by registered letter or, in accor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of the plan.

Article R626-20

The judgment adopting the plan is communicated by the registrar to the persons mentioned in 3° of Article R. 621-7 and is the subject of the advertisements provided for in Article R. 621-8.If the plan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-20

Under the conditions laid down in this section, midwives participate in the clinical activities of medically assisted procreation carried out with or without a third party donor, as well as in gamete…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-20

Where the shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, the sale price is determined in accordance with objective share valuation methods, taking into account the company's net book value,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
32°: Tax credit for students to finance their higher education

Article 200 terdecies

I. - Loans taken out between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2008 with a view to financing their studies by persons aged no more than twenty-five and enrolled in a course of higher education entitle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-204

For the implementation of II of Article R. 6123-140, the holder of the authorisation for home hospital care activity concludes an agreement with each of the social and medico-social establishments wit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 C

When a hybrid entity of a reverse hybrid scheme is incorporated or established in France, its income shall be taxed, as the case may be, either under corporation tax or under the conditions provided f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-20

When considering taking a decision to limit or stop treatment in application of article L. 1111-4, and unless the advance directives already appear in the file in his possession, the doctor will consu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Representatives' training and delegation time

Article L7343-20

The representatives appointed in application of article L. 7343-12 are entitled to flat-rate compensation intended to offset the loss of remuneration resulting from: 1° Where applicable, the training…

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