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Showing 13311340 of 2822 articles for Art. 22 avr. 1980

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-52

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 123-22 of the French Commercial Code, the accounts of a general-purpose investment fund may be kept in any currency, in accordance w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-2

…Article L. 341-1 are subject to the accounting requirements set out in Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-22 of the French Commercial Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1748

…rocedure of prior formal notice instituted by the last three paragraphs of article 52 of the law of 22 March 1924 is not applicable to correctional proceedings provided for by the laws in force, with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-25

For the application of article L. 22-10-40, the information incumbent on the proxy is delivered by the proxy to the shareholder by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or, if the proxy ha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-19

The notification provided for in article L. 1441-22 to an employer of an employee's status as a candidate shall be made by any means that confers a date certain. The information contained in this noti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-6

…identification of list C materials and products containing asbestos provided for in article R. 1334-22 is sent to any natural or legal person required to organise or carry out demolition work in the b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-25-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article 712-22, the enforcement courts may lift a prohibition referred to in this article, even if this prohibition does not result from the conviction for which t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Multi-annual territorial plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1441-15

Articles R. 1434-13 to R. 1434-18, R. 1434-21, R. 1434-22 and R. 1434-24 to R. 1434-27 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and storage of explosive and flammable substances

Article R4227-25

…n to deposit or allow to remain the substances, preparations or materials mentioned in articles R. 4227-22 and R. 4227-24 in staircases, passages and corridors, under staircases and near exits from pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R6153-1-29

Notwithstanding article R. 6153-1-28, the terms of application of articles R. 6153-1-22 to D. 6153-1-27 are specified by order of the ministers responsible for health, the economy and the civil servic…

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