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Showing 33613370 of 22522 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 Sept. 2016 – no. 15-12.994

French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1798 ter

…ailures to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 28 to 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 13 to 20 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-43

When the penal composition occurs following an offence provided for in articles 222-19-1 or 222-20-1 of the Penal Code or to the articles L. 234-1 or L. 234-8 of the Highway Code or any other offence…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article R310-3

The mayor shall issue a receipt for the declaration of the liquidation sale within a maximum of fifteen days of receipt of the complete file for the said declaration; if the file is incomplete, the ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-9

…d rectification are exercised under the conditions defined in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016. The right to object, provided for by Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-89

…s and the incurrence of liability, guaranteed under the conditions set out in Chapter III of Decree no. 55-604 of 20 May 1955 relating to public or ministerial officers and certain auxiliary officers…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals enrolled in a mobility programme

Article L422-7

…on and those relating to foreign nationals who have been admitted in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016, are specified by decree in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 2)

…ts30 %25 %Limitation of active elevation-abduction-antépulsion to 60o fixed in internal rotation25 %20 %Limitation of active elevation-abduction-impulsion to 85o20 %15 %Limitation of elevation-abducti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article R1526-1

…hall apply in the territories of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2017-888 of 6 May 2017 on the group action and the action for recognition of rights provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional card

Article R4222-11

…f pharmacists holding a European professional card, pursuant toArticle 4 of the aforementionedOrder 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-24

…ine, they send their reasoned request to the competent public accountant. In this case, article 495-20 is not applicable. If the competent public accountant considers the request to be justified, he o…

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