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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment procedure

Article R1333-137

…e a new declaration or submit a new application for registration or authorisation to the Nuclear Safety Authority before implementing the activity, in accordance with the conditions laid down in sub-s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-13

…ion is made by the applicant by handing in or sending by post or electronic means a form to the competent registrar. Where the form is drawn up on paper, two copies are required. It shall state the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R1432-136

…ised within a period of not less than eight days and not more than thirty days. The new notice of meeting is sent to the members of the Committee within a period of at least eight days. The committee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R6143-13

…ional Health Agency. Any member who, without legitimate reason, fails to attend Supervisory Board meetings for a period of one year is deemed to have resigned. The Director General of the Regional Hea…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-13

The Director is responsible for the operation of the Office under the conditions set out in articles R. 2221-22, R. 2221-24, R. 2221-28 and R. 2221-29 of the General Local Authorities Code. Within the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-13

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7, A. 37-8, A. 37-9 and A. 37-11, when the offences referred to in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code are recorded without intercepting the vehicle and using an automa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ca: Correction applied to allowances when property tax on built-up properties is transferred

Article 1388-0

…quinquies A, 1388 quinquies B, 1388 quinquies C, 1388 sexies and 1388 octies is equal to the ratio between: 1° On the one hand, the sum of the products, calculated respectively for the commune and the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°d: Buildings included in or erected near sites exposed to particular risks

Article 1383 G

…on built-up properties, up to a maximum of 15% or 30%, buildings used for residential purposes completed prior to the implementation of a technological risk prevention plan mentioned in article L. 515…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-13

…torité de la concurrence or seized from him by the latter, he shall indicate, either by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or via a secure electronic document exchange platform, for ea…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-13

…be issued urgently by the judge to an adult threatened with forced marriage, under the conditions set out in Article 515-10.The judge is competent to take the measures mentioned in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 6°…

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