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Showing 981990 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-27

The owner implements the recommendations mentioned in article R. 1334-20 as follows: 1° The periodic assessment of the state of preservation of materials and products on list A containing asbestos is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 162

…of limited liability companies, to members of limited liability agricultural holdings mentioned in 5° of the article 8, partners in general partnerships, general partners in limited partnerships, mem…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L2333-27

I. - Subject to the application of article L. 133-7 of the Tourism Code, the proceeds of the tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax are allocated to expenditure intended to encourage the tourist industr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: EC verification.

Article R5221-27

As part of the EC verification procedure, the manufacturer shall submit to an authorized body for inspection devices manufactured in conformity with an approved type as described in an EC type-examina…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of production accounts

Article L213-27

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may, within three years of the date of issue of the cinematographic exhibition licence, audit the production account referred to in article L. 213-24…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R3123-8-3

The end-of-mandate differential allowance is personal.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R4135-8-3

The end-of-mandate differential allowance is personal.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIb: Provisions applicable to certain infringements of the public land transport services police regulations

Article R49-8-3

…prosecutor competent to issue the authorisation referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article 529-4 is the public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the operator's regist…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-16

No one may be naturalised unless they are resident in France at the time of signing the naturalisation decree.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-5

In all cases provided for in this paragraph and notwithstanding the provisions of articles 550 et seq, witnesses may be summoned without delay and by any means. When they are summoned orally by a judi…

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