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Showing 79617970 of 10983 articles for Art. CE 30-9-2019 n° 419384

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation

Article A752-2

…Order of 28 June 2019 setting the content of the application form for authorisation to draw up the certificate of conformity referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 752-23 of the French Comm…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-5

If the foreign national ceases to fulfil one of the conditions required for the issue of the residence permit to which he or she is entitled, obstructs checks or fails to comply with summonses, the re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-12-1

…t of a commitment to serve in the operational reserve provided for in article L. 4211-1 of the Defence Code or required in application of articles L. 3131-8 or L. 3131-9 and having completed the secon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the adoption of one or more early intervention measures

Article L613-45-1

…t to Article L. 613-56-8 with regard to a person mentioned in I of Article L. 613-34 or the occurrence of any event directly linked to the application of such a measure. II. - A restriction or suspens…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Substantial changes to research.

Article R1123-42

…the interpretation of the scientific documents supporting the conduct of the research or on the procedures for conducting the research. The competent authority and the Committee for the Protection of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-7

I.-For the category of acts of the professional recovery procedure mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, the emolument breaks down into:1° A principal emolument and a fixed fee for transmissio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

…Code are applicable in French Polynesia:1° Articles R. 123-220 to R. 123-234-2, insofar as they concern State institutions and departments and legal entities governed by public administrative law who…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe D

…fication of the information that must appear on the statement of account for the payment of an advanceThe statement of account must highlight all of the following elements: a) Where applicable, the am…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-35

…le, regardless of the medium, means of distribution or consultation. Audiovisual communication services within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Powers of the public prosecutor at the court of appeal

Article 35

…is applied throughout the jurisdiction of the court of appeal and that the public prosecutor's offices within its jurisdiction operate smoothly. He leads and coordinates the action of the public pros…

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