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Showing 211220 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Classification of offices.

Article D133-22

The mayor or, where applicable, the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or of the mixed syndicate, sends the decision, together with the application for classification…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-22

…l 31 December of the third year following the year in respect of which the taxes or contributions became due. The limitation period is interrupted by the filing of the declarations mentioned in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-228

…there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the applicant has passed the aptitude test, the Prefect will issue the applicant with a certificate of freedo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-220

…there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the applicant has passed the aptitude test, the Prefect will issue the applicant with a sports educator's pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-22

On the appointed day, the commission hears the parties, it endeavours to reconcile their points of view and reach conciliation. If one of the parties does not appear, the commission establishes its fa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Closure of proceedings

Article L742-22

Closure entails the wiping out of all the debtor's debts, both professional and non-professional, as at the date of the opening judgment, with the exception of those for which the amount has been paid…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-22

3° Name and signature of the analyst; > Sealed samples are kept by the laboratory. Sealed samples are kept by the laboratory.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-22

…25. "When the filing of the accounting documents is accompanied by a declaration of simplified publication of the annual accounts pursuant to article R. 123-111-1, the clerk of the commercial court sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of claims.

Article R622-22

In application of the sixth paragraph of Article L. 622-24, creditors whose claims, properly arising after the opening judgment other than those mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17, result from a succ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Inter-constituency groupings.

Article R711-22

The groupings that the territorial chambers of commerce and industry and the regional chambers of commerce and industry are authorised to form between themselves for the defence of special and common…

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