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Showing 101110 of 69474 articles for Art. L 423-1 à L 423-8

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-3

The secretariat of the Regulatory Control Commission is provided by staff from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, appointed by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'im…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Recognised foreign markets.

Article D423-3

Persons domiciled or having their registered office outside the territory of the Republic are authorised to solicit the public in France with a view to trading on a recognised foreign market in transf…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-7

The respondent is notified of the grievances by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by hand-delivery against receipt, by bailiff's deed or by any other means that can be used to certify…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-4

The terms of remuneration for the chairman and members of the Regulatory Control Committee are set by order of the Minister for Culture.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-5

The Regulatory Control Commission draws up its own rules of procedure, which are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-9

The respondent shall submit its written observations on the objections notified to it by any means that enables the date of receipt and the identity of the addressee to be verified, including by elect…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-9

An insured person, a policyholder, a member, a beneficiary of benefits or a transferee company who contests a decision of the guarantee fund for insured persons shall bring the matter before the compe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Recognised foreign markets.

Article D423-2

The list of recognised markets is drawn up by the Minister for the Economy, after consulting the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-14

The holder of a receipt of application for the first issue of the following residence permits is authorised to engage in professional activity: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-8-1 A

As an exception to the third paragraph of article L. 2122-8, if the seat of one or more municipal councillors becomes vacant, for any reason whatsoever, between the date of publication of the decree o…

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