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Showing 18111820 of 19301 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Jan. 2011 – no. 09-72.510

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinvicies

The provisions of the second paragraph of 2° of article 83, of a bis, a ter, b bis of 18° and 18° bis of article 81, of article 163 bis AA and du d du 1 du I de l'article 163 quatervicies do not apply…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article R4221-20

If the pharmacist suspended in application of article L. 4221-18 is a civil servant, the hierarchical authority shall maintain his salary, residence allowance, family salary supplement and compulsory…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-31

The provisions of articles R. 2431-16 to R. 2431-18 apply to infrastructure works.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conduct of the treatment order.

Article R3711-25

The provisions of articles R. 3711-18 to R. 3711-23 apply to the treating psychologist.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-38

At the end of the period mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2223-18-1, if the urn is not claimed and after formal notice by registered letter from the person who provided for the funeral…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1638-0 bis

…olving an Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale that applied Article 1609 nonies C. in 2011, the weighted average rate of council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-7

…ed letter, on the proof of posting in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 2 of Decree no. 2011-144 of 2 February 2011 relating to the sending of a registered letter by electronic mail fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: French FIA portfolio management companies

Article L532-25-1

…ts, Saint-Martin and the Department of Mayotte and authorised to manage an AIF covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 or to provide investment ser…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-9

…first paragraph is replaced by the first to third paragraphs of the same article, as amended by Act No. 2011-814 of 7 July 2011;b) The second paragraph, now the fourth paragraph, is replaced by the fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-50

…ecurity Code and are paid to France Compétences, up to the ceiling provided for inArticle 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012 in the case of the contribution provided…

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