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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-22

The new decision of the municipal council, the departmental council, the regional council or the board of directors of the public institution, taken in accordance with the second paragraph of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-22

I. - The application for authorisation as a free information, screening and diagnostic centre is sent by the head of the managing body to the director general of the regional health agency for the reg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-22

At the end of the employment contract, the employer will give the employee a copy of the second part of the single, simplified declaration in order to meet the obligations to issue unemployment insura…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Article R122-22

For the application of the first paragraph of b of 2° of Article L. 122-5-1, the documents mentioned in article D. 314-128 of the Education Code are considered to be school books subject to the obliga…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-22

The employer shall identify any zone where workers are likely to be exposed to levels of ionising radiation exceeding: 1° For the whole body, assessed on the basis of the effective dose: 0.08 millisie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal associations (R).

Article R2113-22

…000 inhabitants under the conditions referred to in article L. 2113-26 as it read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010de réforme des collectivités territoriales.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article R322-22

The debtor takes the necessary steps to conclude the amicable sale. He shall report to the pursuing creditor, at his request, on the steps taken to this end. The pursuing creditor may, at any time, su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Treatment of losses incurred after leaving the group

Article 223 K

If a subsidiary company leaves the group, the deficit declared by it in respect of a financial year subsequent to its leaving the group does not constitute, for the application of the provisions of ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Ministry responsible for culture

Article R321-22

The file sent to the Minister for Culture, pursuant to article L. 326-9, includes the draft articles of association and general regulations and any documents justifying the professional status of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation by conversion of a société anonyme.

Article R229-22

The conversion of a société anonyme into a société européenne registered in France is published under the conditions set out in article R. 225-165.

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