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Showing 101110 of 60229 articles for Art. 35 I-5° bis · CAA Paris 3 October 2019

French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 349 bis

…rity, with at least the grade of controller, for the exercise of the powers he holds under articles 345 ter, 348, 349 quinquies, 349 nonies, 379 bis, 387 bis and 388 of this code, the code of civil en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5 - Multi-year impact study of operating expenditure linked to exceptional investment operations

Article D1611-35

…a population of between 5,000 and 14,999, the threshold is set at 100% of actual operating revenue; 3° For municipalities and establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with a population of betwee…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: "Sports performance" speciality

Article A212-57 bis

The assessment situation leading to certification of the credit units for the specialisation (UC3 and UC4) comprises one or two tests, at least one of which consists of a professional coaching situati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35

…° To leave in respect of reduced working hours under the conditions defined in article R. 6152-801 ;3° To days of recuperation for periods of additional working time, standby duty and travel when they…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-35

The order of the Minister responsible for industrial property granting the licence sets out the conditions, taking into account the elements of the application specified above. It is immediately notif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Renewal procedure

Article R5221-35

The criteria mentioned in article R. 5221-20 also apply when renewing one of these work permits for the first time, if the foreign national is applying for a job in an occupation or geographical area…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6113-35

…s carrying out studies, research, works or projects contributing to the fulfilment of its missions; 3° To co-operate, in particular by means of agreements or participation in public interest groupings…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Absence or insufficiency of appropriations required to cover compulsory expenditure (R)

Article R1612-35

The regional audit chamber shall rule on whether the expenditure is compulsory. If the expenditure is compulsory and the chamber finds that the appropriations required to cover it are lacking or insuf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article R1418-35

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-35

For the written test, candidates may use codes and compendia of laws and decrees containing references to articles of doctrine and case law, excluding however codes annotated and commented on, article…

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