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Showing 30013010 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

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

Article R814-42

…e years, each professional is subject to an inspection covering all of his or her activity. As an exception to the previous paragraph, the person mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 is subject to an…

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

Article R814-44

…h year, the President of the National Council shall submit for the approval of the Minister of Justice, a list of court-appointed administrators and court-appointed representatives likely to carry out…

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

Article R814-48

…aft report and send it to the inspected professional by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. At the end of this period, the auditors will draw up a final report, to which any comments fr…

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

Article A814-4

The auditors appointed, in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 814-45, in order to carry out the checks on judicial administrators and judicial representatives shall concurrently and personal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-4

…regional representative referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall carry out his duties in professional premises located on national territory.His ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-4-4

I. - The competent regional or central council shall, at its request, declare the temporary omission from the roll of the pharmacist who ceases to practise this profession and does not engage in any o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-4

The rate of payment expressed as a percentage of the salaries defined in article L. 2531-3 is set by Ile-de-France Mobilités within the limits:1° Of 2.95% in Paris and the Hauts-de-Seine department;1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article D2213-1-0-4

The procedures for consulting the public and stakeholders within the meaning of III of Article L. 2213-4-1 in connection with the creation of a low-emission mobility zone that were initiated before th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative liability.

Article 403

…s for seizure, the sum of 0.76 euros must be paid to the person whose home was searched, in accordance with article 64 above, subject to any greater damages to which the circumstances of the visit may…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative liability.

Article 402

Where a seizure made pursuant to article 323-2 above is unfounded, the owner of the goods shall be entitled to compensation interest at the rate of 1% per month of the value of the objects seized, fro…

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