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Showing 26412650 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

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

Article D147-37

…ial supervision includes the obligation to comply with the treatment order provided for by Article 131-36-4 of the Criminal Code when the medical assessment provided for by article 723-31 or by Articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6362-1

…nt of the business tax compensation allowance pursuant to IV and IV bis of Article 6 of Act no. 86-1317 of 30 December 1986 amending the Initial Finance Act for 1987;3° The estimated amount of compens…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

…tuna, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter and with the exception of articles R. 3115-16, R. 3115-17, R. 3115-20-1 and R. 3115-65. Articles R. 3115-3, R. 3115-3-1, R. 3115-4, R. 311…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-15-1

…article R. 4222-3, enclosing supporting documents.Subject to II of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article D6154-10-3

…ith an interventional procedure and to which a double K or KC and Z quotation was assigned prior to 31 March 2005, the fee rate is set at 40% for university hospital centres and 20% for hospital centr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-10

…R. 6145-16, R. 6145-18 to R. 6145-22, R. 6145-24 to R. 6145-26, R. 6145-28 to R. 6145-30, D. 6145-31 to D. 6145-34, R. 6145-36, R. 6145-39, R. 6145-40, R. 6145-43 with the exception of the first and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

…fund or a local investment fund mentioned respectively in articles L. 214-28, L. 214-30 and L. 214-31of the Monetary and Financial Code. On pain of nullity, the shares or units leased may not be the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-47

…on of a European Investigation Order or a request made under Article 18 of the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union, the i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater W

…acquisition or construction of the property was financed using a loan mentioned in I of article D. 331-76-5-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code;c) Three quarters of the tax benefit provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-4

…ned in this chapter. II.The authorities and bodies mentioned in articles L. 1142-22, L. 1222-1, L. 1313-1, L. 1413-1, L. 1415-2, L. 1418-1 and L. 5311-1 of this Code and inarticle L. 161-37 of the Soc…

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