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Showing 51315140 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of elections to the Board of Directors

Article A114-3

…ess than one month before the expiry date of the term of office of current members as set byarticle R. 114-7 of the French Sports Code. Voting is by secret ballot. Voting by post or by proxy is permit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-15

…whose vehicle has been impounded on the authorisation of the public prosecutor pursuant to articles L. 325-1-1 or L. 325-1-2 of the Highway Code and who has subsequently been acquitted by a final deci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article A761-14

The second part of the application to the Prefect referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 761-12-1 includes all the information needed to examine the application, namely: 1° An indicative pla…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article A36-16

…estruction of the vehicle or for the offence of misuse of a number plate as provided for in article L. 317-4-1 of the Highway Code, a copy of the declaration of vehicle destruction drawn up in accorda…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1639 A

…thorities of information essential to the preparation of their budgets, as provided for in articles L. 1612-2 and L. 1612-3 du code général des collectivités territoriales, does not take place before…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Document prévisionnel de gestion des emplois et des crédits de personnel (forward-looking document for managing jobs and staff appropriations)

Article A114-4

The forward-looking document for the management of jobs and staff credits referred to in article R. 114-22, drawn up by the authorising officer of the sports resources, expertise and performance centr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article A321-6

…documents making it possible to verify that the applicant meets the conditions laid down in article R. 321-19.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article A761-2

…finding that it no longer complies with the general organisational provisions laid down by articles R. 761-13 et seq. The file is sent to the regional prefect, who forwards it to the supervisory minis…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article A526-7

The descriptive statement of business assets provided for in II of article D. 526-30 and intended for publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales contains the following i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members of the Board of Directors

Article A211-3

…than one month before the expiry date of the term of office of the current members as set byarticle R. 211-4 of the French Sports Code. Voting is by secret ballot. Voting by post or by proxy is permit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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