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Showing 13311340 of 2304 articles for Art. 28 nov. 2019

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-36

…s and extensions as defined in 3° and 4° of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Aid schemes established by intergovernmental agreements

Article 711-1

…mended by the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters signed in Paris on 6 October 2014 and 28 April 2015.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Remedies sought before the First President of the Court of Appeal

Article R31

…he court of appeal within two months of receipt of the registered letter provided for in Article R. 28. The clerk's office of the court of appeal notifies the applicant by registered letter with ackno…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Disclosure of real estate leasing transactions.

Article R313-12

…t in accordance with the procedures laid down for contracts of the same nature governed by articles 28 and 37 of amended decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land publicity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition, organisation and operation

Article L7345-4

…rity. The tax is allocated up to the ceiling set in I of Article 46 of the Finance Act 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 for 2012.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Work with pressurised equipment

Article D4153-33

…ng and intervention on pressure vessels subject to in-service monitoring pursuant to article L. 557-28 of the Environment Code. II -The prohibition mentioned in I may be waived under the conditions an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Obligations applicable to instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L314-16

I. - Where the payment transaction is executed using an instrument referred to in Article L. 133-28, the payment service provider may provide the payer, on paper or on another durable medium, only wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-53

…l as customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to Articles 28-1 and 28-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; f) The authorities mentioned in sub-section 2 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-154

For proceedings opened on or after 1 January 2006, the following may not be disclosed: 1° Judgments handed down in safeguard proceedings in the event of closure of the proceedings pursuant to article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-15

The notification provided for in article L. 313-28 may be made by any means. Notification to the debtor of an assigned or pledged claim, in application of articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35, must include…

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