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Showing 18011810 of 18902 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 29 Sept. 2009 – no. 08-17.611

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-70

Subject to the application of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and of the present section, all the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-38

The protocols mentioned in article R. 6111-29 are drawn up by reference to the model protocols determined jointly by the ministers for the budget, justice, health and social security.They take effect…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

…ions of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031, Coun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-38

…y appoint some of its members to conduct the hearings and interviews provided for in article R. 321-29. The Council's rules of procedure are communicated to the Minister for Justice.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D77

…peines compétent pour être versée dans le dossier individuel du condamné prévu par l'article D. 49-29 of this code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-35

…be placed under judicial supervision upon release in accordance with the provisions of article 723-29 and forwards his recommendations to the sentence enforcement judge for referral to the sentence e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-81

Subject to the provisions of

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Professional capital gains

Article 93 quater

…professional non-trading company, formed in accordance with the provisions of the loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 modifiée, is postponed until the transfer or redemption of the partner's corporate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-41

…ntenance work is carried out, the work involved and the work equipment mentioned in Article D. 4153-29 ;5° The position or function of the competent person or persons responsible for supervising the y…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reinsurance.

Article R322-84

Mutual reinsurance companies may be formed between mutual insurance companies or associations thereof or between undertakings affiliated by agreement to the same mutual insurance group company, the ob…

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