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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-18

The regional council keeps a register in which trainees are entered in the order of arrival of the letters mentioned in Article A. 822-10 or the authorisations mentioned in article A. 822-11. He also…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-19

The aptitude test provided for in articles R. 822-6 and R. 822-7 takes place at least once a year, on a date set by order of the Minister of Justice, published in the Official Journal of the French Re…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 208

1. In the area between the land border of the customs territory and a line situated two kilometres inside the line of the customs offices and brigades closest to the foreign country, animals in the ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous benefits

Article A743-14

The services listed under numbers 138 to 142 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 2 of article appendix 4-7) Descri…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-9 (art. A212-136)

WORK PLACEMENT AGREEMENT Article 1 This agreement has been drawn up between: 1. the teaching or training structure approved by the regional director of youth, sport and community life (name of the str…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe I-1 (art. A142-0)

IMPACT NOTICE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES R. 142-8 TO R. 142-10 1. Indication of the federation and disciplines concerned within the meaning of the delegation granted by the Minister responsible for spor…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 209

Orders issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Agriculture may: a) designate the parts of the area defined in the preceding article where the formality of an open accou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 197 A

The rules of 1 and 2 of I of article 197 are applicable for the calculation of income tax due by persons who, not having their tax domicile in France:a. Receive income from a French source; in this ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4111-20

I. - The following are laid down by order of the Minister for Health:1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation ;2° The procedures for organising and asse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-11

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 111-20 of the Code de l'Entrée et du Séjour des Etrangers et du Droit d'Asile (Code on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum), t…

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