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Showing 39613970 of 52951 articles for Art. 80 bis IV al. 2

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNES DES DÉPARTEMENTS DE LA MOSELLE, DU BAS-RHIN ET DU HAUT-RHIN

Article L5813-2

For the application of article L. 5211-1 to the council of the urban community or metropolitan area, the references made to Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two shall be construed as referring…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-26

I. - Articles L. 2224-1, L. 2224-2, L. 2224-4 to L. 2224-6 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the provisions of II to VI.II. - For the application of Article L. 2224-1, afte…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285

(1) (Repealed)2. In the case of imports of a non-commercial nature, the customs administration may levy flat-rate import duties other than value added tax and internal taxes on goods sent in small con…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-2

…of Article L. 381-1. They are then subject to the provisions of Section II of Chapter III of Title IV of Book I of this Code. These institutions are also subject to social and labour law, to the info…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-23

…ficers carrying out health inspections and issuing the certificates provided for in article R. 3115-29 are authorised by the Minister for Defence in accordance with the provisions of IV of article R.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2

…ecutor may request the assistance of the police to enforce a decision of the family court judge, a divorce agreement by mutual consent taking the form of a private deed countersigned by lawyers filed…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-2

…on of the judge, or by the protected person who has become capable. The second paragraph of article 807 is applicable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-2

This decision is taken for a maximum period of four months. It may only be renewed under the same conditions of form and duration, without the total duration of the interception exceeding one year or,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to operate as a mobile business

Article R212-2

…thorisation to operate a cinematographic entertainment establishment in the form of an itinerant activity includes, in addition to the approval or the application file for approval of the technical pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-69

…tion of the second sentence of 4° of Article…

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