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Showing 41914200 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R546-5

…of the person concerned from the automated national criminal record by a secure means of telecommunication, or its equivalent for persons referred to in article L. 545-1 who are nationals of another M…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and content of the plan

Article R4251-5

…overed energies, in particular that of wind power and biomass energy, where appropriate by geographical area. The quantitative targets for energy management, climate change mitigation and the fight ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Reimbursement of costs and expenses

Article A444-49

…for any travel of more than 2 kilometres from the boundaries of the commune where the office is located, the travel expenses mentioned in a of 3° of I of article Annexe 4-8 are reimbursed at a flat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Reimbursement of costs and expenses

Article A444-48

…° Equal to thirty-two times the 1st class rail mileage tax for each document served, apart from the case provided for in 2°, and each report drawn up by the bailiff; 2° Equal to €8.80 for service made…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 412-1

The award of financial aid for theatrical programming of short-lived cinematographic and audiovisual works is subject to the provisions of exempted aid scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-5

I.-In each currency, the equalisation adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-4 is calculated in accordance with the following principles: 1° The equalisation adjustment must be equal to the differen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-5

In carrying out their testing duties, the persons referred to in article L. 425-2 may only enter the premises referred to in article L. 425-4 between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. or at any time when these premis…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery of the summons to pay in the event of seizure to the third party purchaser

Article R321-5

The pursuing creditor shall serve a summons to pay on the principal debtor. The document shall state that the summons to pay valid as a seizure provided for in the following paragraph shall be issued…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-5

The unauthorised use of the title of masseur-physiotherapist, medical gymnast, masseur, chiropodist, chiropodist, chiropodist or of a diploma, certificate or other title legally required for the pract…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Allocation de professionnalisation et de solidarité et allocation de fin de droits.

Article D5424-53

…the professionalisation and solidarity allowance ;2° Does not again satisfy the conditions for allocation of the unemployment insurance allowance or the professionalisation and solidarity allowance;3…

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