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Showing 81718180 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-52

When activities previously monitored either on the main forecast income statement or on one of the ancillary forecast income statements of the services and activities mentioned in article R. 6145-12 a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Calculation for marketing in the form of videograms

Article 211-28

…for the private use of the public of cinematographic works for which production approval has been granted. The calculation is made by applying a rate to the amount of turnover declared by the publishe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter V: Attachment of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R525-3

At any time, the debtor may request that the safe be opened in the presence of the bailiff. The bailiff will then draw up a detailed inventory of the assets that have been seized as a precautionary me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article R1312-9

…the fine laid down for 5th class offences: 1° Without having declared his or her activity in accordance with the provisions of article R. 1311-2 ; 2° Without complying with the hygiene and sanitation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-18

…ting the objectives entrusted to the agency by the State; 2° Approval of the contract of objectives and resources signed with the State; 3° the agreements referred to in article R. 515-12 ; 4° The fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to certain overseas collectivities

Article R3131-16

…1-9 do not apply ; 2° II of article R. 3131-10 is replaced by the following provisions: "II.-The ORSAN plan is drawn up by the Prefect. " ; 3° III of article R. 3131-10 does not apply; 4° Article R. 3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article D814-3-1

When they draw up or are required to draw up annual accounts under the conditions defined in Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-22, persons exercising the profession of judicial administrator or judicial re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-1

…icles L. 3342-1 to L. 3342-3 of Book III of this Part are applicable in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provided for in Article L. 3822-2.Articles L. 3311-3 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4363-3

The unauthorised use of the title of hearing aid acoustician, optician-monitor, ortho-prosthetist, chiropodist-orthotist, ocularist, epithesist or orthopaedic-orthotist or of a diploma, certificate or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article R40-39

…rs of the national gendarmerie units carrying out judicial police missions, either by the group commanders, or by the gendarmerie commanders in the overseas departments and collectivities and in New C…

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