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Showing 18011810 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HO

For the purposes of income tax or corporation tax, cash subscriptions made between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2010 to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under the conditions of or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…ontract staff under public law, who are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to non-tenured State employees taken for the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-38

…icle R. 6152-39, on the list drawn up in application of article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees and ref…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Performance of duties.

Article R6152-619

…care and which is on the list drawn up in application ofarticle 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees and ref…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-12

The court shall rule on a report from the official receiver on all matters relating to the safeguard, receivership and judicial liquidation, the action for liability for insufficient assets, personal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article R252-1

The public prosecutor is competent to refer the matter to the judicial court or the commercial court, as appropriate, pursuant to Article 32-1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2137/85 of the Council of the Euro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-1

…722/2012 of 8 August 2012 on specific requirements as regards the requirements laid down in Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC for active implantable medical devices and medical devices manuf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L773-8

…ting from L. 512-85 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 512-86 and L. 512-86-1 law no. 2009-715 of 18 June 2009 L. 512-87 to L. 512-89 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 512-90 Order no. 2014…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L774-8

…ting from L. 512-85 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 512-86 and L. 512-86-1 law no. 2009-715 of 18 June 2009 L. 512-87 to L. 512-89 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 512-90 Order no. 2014…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-1

…s a press publication or an online press service within the meaning of law no. 86-897 of 1st August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press. IV. IV.-This chapter applies to press publishers and p…

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