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Showing 23212330 of 3182 articles for Art. CE 28 Sep 2017 n° 409770

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-29

The communes directly receive the sums due to them in respect of the first part of the special allocation. Sums relating to the second part are allocated, subject to the provisions of the following pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-10-1

…ided for in articles 50-0, 64 bis and 102 ter du code général des impôts tiennent:1° Un livre des recettes et, lorsque la nature de leur activité le requiert, un registre des achats, tels que prévus à…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-6

…ility to perform said duties. The court hearing the liability action provided for in article L. 214-28 may, at the request of any unitholder, order the dismissal of the directors of the management com…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Specific provisions for physical activity or sports establishments which organise the practice or teaching of underwater diving

Article R322-41

…is deemed to hold, in respect of option B, a) Physical or sports activities, the hyperbaric fitness certificate and the hyperbaric prevention advisor certificate mentioned in I and II of article R. 44…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-5

…uros in order to conduct the classes of business referred to in 10 to 15 and 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 and 28 of article R. 321-1, as well as reinsurance operations. In order to carry out operations in class…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article R421-50

When the foreign national applying for a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "mobile ICT employee (family)" as provided for in article L. 421-28 resides outside France, the decision to iss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-4-2

The officers mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of article L. 5146-2 may summon or interview any person who may be able to provide information relevant to their findings. They shall draw up a report, which mu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4311-53

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to nurses.For the application of article R. 4124-3-5 to nurses, 1°, 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

I.-It is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth-class offences for an economic operator within the meaning of 13) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 to exhibit, offer for sale, sell, import…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1456

…by persons defined in 1 quinquies of article 207 of this code and holders of cooperative investment certificates, with the exception of those in which the majority of the capital is held by another co…

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