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Showing 61816190 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 ter

A fine of 1,500 euros shall be imposed for obstructing access to, or the reading or seizure of, computerised records or documents, as referred to in b and c of 2 of Article 64, in cases other than tho…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414-2

…rovide a document, with the aim or result, in whole or in part, of obtaining a refund, exemption, reduced duty or financial advantage relating to the import or export. The offences punishable under th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-4

UCITS take the form of either open-ended investment companies known as "SICAVs" or unit trusts.UCITS may comprise different classes of units or shares under conditions laid down by the fund rules or t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-4

The pay and various allowances received by officers, petty officers, quartermasters and sailors belonging to the marine fire brigade and the services attached to it are determined by the regulations a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of the commune of Lyon (R).

Article R2513-4

The Lyon municipal social action centre is subject to the provisions of decree no. 95-562 of 6 May 1995 relating to municipal and inter-municipal social action centres and the municipal social action…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D532-41

A branch authorised in accordance with Article L. 532-48 shall report the following information annually to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which shall inform the Autorité des ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 4

…x representative or agent in France, see the documents required under heading "05 - Payment of sums due to foreign creditors". (4) Electronically signed contracts under this heading sent as supporting…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to the search for and referencing of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art

Article L136-4

I.-The remuneration due for the reproduction and representation of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art by automated image referencing services is based on the revenue from exploitation or, f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-4

…nicate its observations and the corrective measures taken or planned as part of an adversarial procedure, the procedures for which are laid down by the Conseil d'Etat decree referred to in Article L.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-4

The Government may oppose, by decree in the Council of State, on the grounds of unworthiness or lack of assimilation, other than linguistic, the acquisition of French nationality by the foreign spouse…

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