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Showing 171180 of 19551 articles for Art. CE 28-5-2010 n° 330567

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-280

…h of article 19 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of commerce and craft trades; 2° Within a period of three months, in the event of a change in circumstances a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Text and data mining for various purposes

Article R122-28

…to the public online, this objection may in particular be expressed by means of machine-readable processes, including metadata, and by recourse to general terms of use of a website or service.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-28

Housing finance companies are specialised credit institutions whose sole purpose is to grant or finance housing loans and to hold securities, exposures and deposits under conditions defined by decree…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

…and the sum of the average sales achieved by all the establishments;2° Sales are defined as the proceeds from the sale of admissions or, in the case of a cinema access package giving entitlement to m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Air medical transport.

Article R6312-28

Payment for a medical transport service provided by an approved company gives rise to the issue of a supporting document, a duplicate of which is kept by the company for one year and which includes :…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article D526-28

…d for by article L. 526-25 of the French Commercial Code shall contain the following information concerning the sole trader renouncing the protection of his personal assets and the beneficiary of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Hyperbaric fitness certificate and hyperbaric prevention advisor certificate

Article R4461-28

The hyperbaric aptitude certificate indicates in particular: 1° The endorsement corresponding to the professional activity carried out; 2° The class defining, taking into account the maximum relative…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the adult critical care modality

Article D6124-28

…h at least six intensive care beds, when a significant proportion of the population has to travel excessively long distances.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-28

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may decide not to rule under the accelerated procedure, unless the applicant's presence in France constitutes a threat to public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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