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Showing 13211330 of 29733 articles for Art. CE 8-4-2022 n° 447694

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-8

…the managing body to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region in which the centre is located. The list of documents to be provided in support of the application is defined by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Employees and managers of the International Chamber of Commerce

Article 81 D

…yees and directors called from abroad to take up employment with the International Chamber of Commerce in France are not subject to income tax on the salaries and wages paid to them in this capacity.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-8

…will draw up an immobilisation report. Under penalty of nullity, this document contains 1° A reference to the enforcement order under which the vehicle was immobilised; 2° The date and time the vehicl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Specific litigation procedure

Article L732-8

A decision to place a person under house arrest taken pursuant to 1°, 2°, 3°, 4° or 5° of article L. 731-1 may be challenged before the president of the administrative court within forty-eight hours o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-86

…nder the responsibility of the person supervising the group. During technical training leading to a certificate issued by the Fédération française d'études et de sports sous-marins, the Fédération spo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article R4162-8

…fails to comply with the obligations mentioned in article L. 4162-3 from the date of the formal notice until the Labour Inspectorate receives the agreement or action plan provided for in I of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Personal protective equipment

Article R4313-80

The internal manufacturing control procedure known as the EC self-certification procedure defined by article R. 4313-20 Personal protective equipment that is new or considered to be new and whose purp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-89

…ses of calculating the 60% quota mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-37 applying to the société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (open-ended real estate investment company), t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specialised credit institutions

Article L775-8

…wording resulting from L. 513-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-2 to L. 513-4 with the exception of I.1, L. 513-6 to L. 513-11 Order no. 2021-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 513-12 to L. 513-14 Orde…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Foreign nationals enrolled in a mobility programme

Article R422-8

For the application of article L. 422-4, the host establishment in France of a foreign national authorised to reside in another Member State of the European Union must first notify the Minister respon…

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