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Showing 83218330 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-31

…s: "At the time of each general renewal, the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce, Industry, Trades and Crafts shall, in accordance with the criteria laid down in Articles L. 713-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-32

…culate provisions 3° Presentation of the methods used for depreciation; 4° Presentation of the balance of financial operations; 5° Presentation of the statement of charges transferred to investment; >…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4126-15

…e complaint or submissions are inadmissible on grounds that may be remedied in the course of the proceedings, the court may not reject them by noting the inadmissibility of its own motion until it has…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article R5462-4

…reach subject to a financial penalty: 1° For the manufacturer of an in vitro diagnostic medical device or its authorised representative, failing to make available to the Director General of the Agence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-18

…ist appointed by the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens;5° A representative of the conference of deans of the faculties of medicine;6° A representative of the conference of deans of pharmacy…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 4 B

1. The following shall be deemed to have their tax domicile in France within the meaning of Article 4 A : a. Persons who have their home or main place of residence in France; b. Those who carry on a p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-1

…republican commitment mentioned in article L. 131-15-2 ; 3° A presentation of the federal performance project mentioned in article L. 131-15 for federations which organise the practice of disciplines…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident.

Article L1226-1-1

When justified by the protection of public health, in the event of a serious and exceptional health risk, as provided for inarticle L. 16-10-1 of the Social Security Code, in particular an epidemic, r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-2

…y without having obtained the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 1251-49. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros. The court may also order a b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

…t satisfy the conditions referred to in Article L. 612-1 ; 2° Which has not been divided in accordance with Article L. 612-4 ; 3° Which relates to a divisional application whose subject matter extends…

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