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Showing 43814390 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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-8

…s in question are managed by the organisation pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 122-10, L. 132-20-1, L. 133-2, L. 134-3, L. 214-5, L. 217-2 and L. 311-6.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-5

From 1st January 2009, any person performing the duties of the project manager mentioned in article R. 342-4 must first be approved by the director of the technical service for ski lifts and guided tr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-8

The processing of personal data is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction, who, on his or her own initiative or at the request of the person concerned…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Reserving contracts for social economy enterprises

Article R2113-8

…ser decides to reserve the contract for one or more companies in the social economy, the tender notice or, in the absence of such a notice, the consultation documents shall refer to Articles L. 2113-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 duodecies

…provisions.Do not constitute taxable remuneration:1° The compensation referred to in articles L. 1235-1, L. 1235-2, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 to L. 1235-13, 7° of Article L. 1237-18-2 and 5°…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Transcription of a marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-8

…hen the formalities provided for in Article 171-2 have been complied with and the marriage has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country, it shall be entered in the civil status registers…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-8

…on approval, has been granted; 2° Long-length cinematographic works benefiting from production advances after completion; 3° Long-length cinematographic works receiving aid for world cinema; 4° Audiov…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Personalised interview at the start of the republican integration programme

Article R413-8

The personalised interview referred to in article R. 413-3 is designed to inform foreign nationals, with regard to their settlement plans, of the territorial range of services available to facilitate,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to establishment medical committees and establishment technical committees.

Article R6144-82

The Works' Medical Committee and the Works' Social Committee may decide to deliberate jointly on matters falling within their joint consultative remit. At the end of these discussions, they issue sepa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to establishment medical committees and establishment technical committees.

Article R6144-83

…ese bodies, ask the Director to provide them with explanations. The matter is then automatically placed on the agenda for the next meeting of the Commission and the Committee.After hearing the Directo…

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