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Showing 241250 of 34217 articles for Art. 1543 → Art. 1479 → Art. 1469 al. 3

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article R412-3

…cle…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-32

…article L. 111-3, which include an interpretation of positive law or a descripti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-31-1

The continuing vocational training provided for in article L. 321-4-1 ensures that the person managing voluntary sales of furniture by public auction updates and perfects the knowledge required to pra…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Declarants.

Article 395

1. Signatories of declarations are liable for omissions, inaccuracies and other irregularities in the declarations, subject to recourse against their principals. 2. Where the declaration has been draw…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgments

Article D123-3

…for in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-3

…222-7 and 222-8 and for which distribution approval has been granted. T…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

…ished in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée: 1° The list provided for in Article 133 of the Public Procurement Code ; 2° The list of cinematographic works that have been granted an e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-3

…article L. 421-3 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'as…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for script rewriting

Article 411-32

Screenplay rewriting grants are awarded in the cases provided for in 2° and 3° of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1532-3

…application in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, article L. 1221-4 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1221-4. - Blood, its components and their derivatives may not be distributed or used without…

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