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Showing 14011410 of 58062 articles for Art. CE 1-4-2015 n° 369586

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-40

…funds with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in a remunerated global account, he shall show once a quarter and at the end of his assignment, in special accounts as well as on the statements prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-41

…in an account opened in their name at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, as soon as they are received, all the funds they have received in the context of legal assignments, including provisions f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: General principles governing the operation of national professional councils

Article D4021-4

National professional councils and federations are associations governed by the law of 1st July 1901 on the contract of association, with a general meeting, a board of directors and an executive commi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49

…ucts they use, manufacture and supply comply with the characteristics they must meet and that the necessary controls have been carried out.Manufacturers of medicinal products or products covered by a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-4-4

…n of the judicial courts of : fCour d'appel d'Agen Agen. Agen, Auch, Cahors, Marmande. Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal Aix-en-Provence. Aix-en-Provence, Digne-les-Bains, Tarascon. Draguignan. Draguign…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 429

…ject to domestic consumption duties on entry into the territory of destination. 2. The Customs service of the territory of departure is authorised to collect, for the benefit of the budget of the terr…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 425

Packages in excess of the declared number are deemed to have been imported or exported without declaration.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 428

…of prohibited goods without declaration, where the fraud has been committed or attempted by the offices and is not specifically punishable by another provision of this Code. 2. Where goods which have…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 427

…t to the excise duty on energy mentioned in article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services from a tax-privileged destination and in particular the use of agricultural fuels for purposes o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 426

…ose intended for import shall be sent abroad; those for which exit is requested shall remain in France;3° Any false declaration or manoeuvre in connection with the obligation to declare goods for expo…

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