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Showing 15211530 of 57889 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-13 du 1 Feb 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-13

When, during the examination of an application for renewal or an application for confirmation of an authorisation, the findings made during the inspection mentioned in the last paragraph of Article R.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 G

…he supply of social rental housing demolished under the conditions provided for in articles 6 and 9-1 of law n° 2003-710 of 1st August 2003 on the guidelines and programming for towns and urban renewa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice.

Article L743-12

Commercial court clerks may practise their profession on an individual basis, as an employee of a natural or legal person holding a commercial court clerk's office, in the form of professional non-tra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article R4424-13

Articles R. 57-5-1 to R. 57-9 of the Code du domaine de l'Etat are applicable to titles issued or granted pursuant to article L. 4424-22.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Provisions specific to the communes of Marseille and Lyon

Article R2513-13

…order to ensure, in accordance with the provisions of article L732-5 of the Internal Security Code: 1° Receiving, handling calls and any redirection of requests for assistance; 2° Coordinating fire an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 A

…e extent of more than 50% by means of loans assisted by the State, as provided for in Articles L. 301-1 et seq. of the Construction and Housing Code, are exempt from property tax on built properties f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Duties and performance of duties

Article L121-12

Each year, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons draws up a report outlining its activities, providing quantitative and qualitative data presented by gender on asylum…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-12

…dent status in another EU Member State and a temporary residence permit issued under article L. 426-11 will be issued with a temporary residence permit marked "private and family life" if they can pro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Appeal procedures

Article L342-12

The orders of the liberties and detention judge referred to in this section may be appealed to the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate.The appeal may be lodged by the foreign nation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article L414-12

…ing the wording "employee", "temporary worker" and "seasonal worker", provided for in articles L. 421-1, L. 421-3 and L. 421-34 respectively, is subject to prior possession of the work permit provided…

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