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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-37

I.-The General Director of the Regional Health Agency will transfer the authorisation at the request of and in favour of the holder in the event of the replacement of: -a category A vehicle by a categ…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration procedure for travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-21

I.-When the registration application includes all the documents defined in article R. 211-20, the registration commission mentioned in article L. 141-2 issues a receipt which it communicates to the ap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 I bis

I. - 1. Where they do not fall within the scope of II ter of article 125-0 A or of I ter of article 990 I, sums which, on the day they were deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, were…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Automatic registrations

Article R123-122

I. - The following shall be entered automatically in the register: 1° Decisions, taken in safeguard or receivership or judicial liquidation proceedings for companies opened on or after 1 January 2006:…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R775-1

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-9

PROGRAMME OF THE CERTIFICATE PREPARATORY FOR THE DUTIES OF AUDITORIn application of the provisions of article A. 822-1-1, the syllabus for the tests for the preparatory certificate for the duties of s…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

Collective management organisations use for actions to support creation, the dissemination of live performances, the development of artistic and cultural education and training actions for artists: 1°…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-43-1

Persons are admitted to prepare for the State diploma in youth, popular education and sport covered by article L. 212-1, by means of initial training, in an accredited training body mentioned in artic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-27-1

Persons are admitted to prepare, by means of initial training, for the vocational diploma in youth, popular education and sport covered by article L. 212-1, in an accredited training body mentioned in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-48

For the "Dramatic content" group, a maximum of 20 points are awarded as follows: 1° A maximum of 3 points will be awarded to the "Setting" sub-group, allocated in turn as follows: a) At least one of t…

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