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Showing 631640 of 61244 articles for Art. L 225-197-1 · CNCC EJ 2019-57

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-57

The application for production approval may only be submitted by the delegated production company.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R7343-57

The court shall rule within a period of one month from the date of referral, after having notified all interested parties fifteen days in advance by delivery against receipt or by registered letter wi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Circulation, possession and trade in tobacco products

Article 575 M

In respect of manufactured tobacco imported into the departments of metropolitan France, infringements of the provisions of articles 571 and 575 E bis shall be investigated, recorded, prosecuted and p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Circulation, possession and trade in tobacco products

Article 575 I

1. Is deemed to hold manufactured tobacco for commercial purposes within the meaning of 4° of 1 of I of Article 302 D any person who transports in an individual means of transport assigned to the tran…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-57

The provisions of this Title, with the exception of those of paragraph 1 of sub-section 1 of section 2, shall apply to judicial officers in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle. Table 3-…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-57

Surrender shall not be granted to a State that is not a member of the European Union if the offence for which surrender is requested is of a political nature, unless it is an offence referred to in Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, the persons with access to all information relating to beneficial owners are as follows: 1° Judicial officers, for the purposes of carrying out th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Classification of workers

Article R4451-57

I.-With regard to the dose assessed pursuant to 4° of Article R. 4451-53, the employer shall classify as: 1° Category A, any worker likely to receive, over a period of twelve consecutive months: a) An…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 572 bis

The retail selling price of products sold by the resellers referred to in the first paragraph of article 568 and products delivered to travellers by the purchaser-resellers designated in the twelfth p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article D1432-57

The financial statement provided for in article L. 1432-3 is sent to the Supervisory Board by 15 April following the end of the financial year in question.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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