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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article R733-17-1

Where the provisions of Article L. 714-1, the registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by which, pursuant to Article R. 713-11, the judgment is notified to the lessor, informs the latter that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-14-1

…he holders of marketing authorisations for veterinary medicinal products referred to in article L. 5141-1 and the companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of medicated feed declare to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-13-1

…to the provisions of article L. 526-6, and transfers his domicile within the meaning of article R. 134-6 within the jurisdiction of another court, he shall apply for a new registration through the si…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 72-101-14 are forwarded to the local authority.They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Assembly of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and appointment of a provisional administrator

Article D6323-19-1

…appropriate, on expiry of this period, the regional prefect may, in application of article L. 6323-17-6, appoint a provisional administrator by order. The order shall set the duration of this appoint…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 F

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to photovoltaic or hydroelectric power generation plants, with the exception of those mentioned in Article 1519 D, whose installed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions (R).

Article R4432-10

An order of the regional prefect sets, by application of the rules defined in articles R. 4432-1 to R. 4432-3 and articles R. 4432-5 to R. 4432-7, the list of bodies of all kinds represented on the re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous provisions applicable to medical auxiliaries.

Article L4381-1-1

…practise in France the professions referred to in this book and those referred to in articles L. 4241-1 and L. 4241-13, holders of evidence of formal qualifications obtained in the province of Quebec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-1-1

…ken by the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products pursuant to Article L. 5312-1, that all or part of the activities of the natural or legal person concerned are being carried…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-2

Employees of companies with fewer than eleven employees on 31 December of the year preceding the election, who hold an employment contract during that month of December, who are over sixteen years of…

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