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Showing 22312240 of 3161 articles for Art. ANSA n° 24-020 · ANSA n° 04-077

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to national-interest markets installed on public property.

Article R761-23

The granting of an exclusive occupation authorisation may be subject to the payment, by the applicant, of a right of first accession fixed under the conditions set out in article L. 761-3. Without pre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Amending and cancelling declarations

Article R6351-9

For the purposes of assessing the conditions for cancelling the registration of the declaration of activity mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 6351-4, the services examined are those corresponding t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D

…e event of the subsequent sale of shares, units, rights or securities received on the occasion of transactions mentioned in Article 150-0 B or II of Article 150 UB, from the date of subscription or ac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27

I.-In the event of non-compliance with the Solvency Capital Requirement of a subsidiary referred to in Article R. 356-24 and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 352-7, the Autorité de co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

AID GRANTED TO STUDENTS AND PUPILS IN THE FORM OF STUDY GRANTS MENTIONED IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE D. 4383-1 1. Minimum rates for study grants SCHOLARSHIP LEVELS MINIMUM ANNUAL RATES (in euros)…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-4

Where the trader has not reimbursed the sums paid by the consumer, the sums due shall automatically be increased by the statutory rate of interest if the reimbursement is made no later than ten days a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 421-19

To qualify for enhanced development aid, production companies must meet the conditions set out in articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-21

The deposits referred to in 4° of I of article L. 214-24-55 are deposits made with a credit institution that are repayable on demand or can be withdrawn and have a maturity of twelve months or less, p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-9

On receipt of the complete file, the Office forwards it to the President of the College. The College will ensure that the claimant can prove the existence of a functional impairment attributable to be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-39

An appeal against the orders and judgments of the enforcement judge or court shall be lodged either with the registry of the enforcement judge in accordance with the procedures set out in the first tw…

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