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Showing 31813190 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-16

…market, the remuneration of the Chairman of the Board of Directors elected pursuant to Article L. 225-47 is determined in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-8.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1

…ules applicable during the transitional period defined by Article 6 of Decree no. 92-767 of 29 July 1992 when they were put into service as new, and which are maintained in a state of conformity, are…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-4 (art. R322-27)

…ALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE SPORT CODE1. PPE designed and manufactured specifically for armed forces or law enforcement such as helmets, shields. 2. PPE for self-defence against aggression such as…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Effect on insurance contracts of the requisition of goods and services.

Article R*160-11

In the absence of notification made in accordance with article R. 160-9 and subject to the application of the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article L. 160-8, the cancellation of the insurance co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-16-1

The trade union organisations to which the files constituted from the data mentioned in 3° of article R. 2122-14 are sent destroy these files at the end of a period of one month after the close of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 C

A fixed contribution of €15 is levied for each requisition to publish, register or mention that does not give rise to a proportional contribution and in particular: 1° For each declaration of a change…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article 817

I. - The provisions of article 816 and of II of Article 816 A applies to demergers and partial contributions of assets.II. - (Repealed for transactions carried out on or after 15 October 1993).

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 837

For the application of Article 398-1 in French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The 2° is worded as follows: "2° The offences provided for by the locally applicable provi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary subsection: Prohibition on using the services of a person who has been the subject of an anti-doping sanction

Article R232-41-16

…erations shall inform the French Anti-Doping Agency, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any means that guarantees the origin and receipt of this transmission of information, of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Contributions to a company, legal entity or grouping

Article 810

…ndard rate of registration duty or land registration tax levied on the contributions referred to in 3° of I, I bis and II of Article 809 is set at 2.20% for contributions relating to immovable propert…

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