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Showing 91419150 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-4

…to in Article L. 561-2 and any other legal entity constituted or established under national law or carrying out an operation on national territory as part of its business, in particular : a) Persons…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-4

…agricultural products or food products comprising one or more agricultural products, where the indicators listed in the ninth paragraph of III of Article L. 631-24 and in Articles L. 631-24-1 et L. 6…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-40

The registration of plant variety certificates in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates takes place in the order of their issue. The registration includes:the serial number under which t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-4

I. - Candidates are required to make a signed declaration stating their surname, forenames, date and place of birth, gender and domicile.This declaration must also state the surname, forenames, date a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operational implementation within the department (R)

Article R1424-42

…ollowing the opinion of the departmental territorial social committee, the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services and the board of directors.The operational regulation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2i: Companies located in rural regeneration areas

Article 44 quindecies

…ecember 2023, subject by right or by option to an actual taxation system for their results and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning of article 34 or profession…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2333-47

For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 2333-34 and Article L. 2333-37 with regard to tourist tax and Article L. 2333-45 in the case of flat-rate tourist tax, taxpayers who have paid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Chronic Viral Hepatitis.

Article D3121-4

…Chairman, the Council comprises twenty-five people: 1° Five persons representing the main philosophical and spiritual families, appointed by the President of the Republic ; 2° One member of the Nation…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Declaration of unfitness

Article R4624-42

The occupational physician may only declare the worker medically unfit for his workstation if: 1° If he has carried out at least one medical examination of the person concerned, accompanied, where app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation to practise for holders of training qualifications obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4221-14-4

The traineeship is the subject of an assessment report, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Health. The report is sent to the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens with a cop…

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