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Showing 331340 of 68160 articles for Art. R. 145-2 à R. 145-8

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R3333-8

The statement of fees to be collected under the provisions of articles R. 3333-4 to R. 3333-7 will be drawn up on 31 December of the year preceding the opening of each annual collection period. The am…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-8

…4th class contraventions. Failure to present the documents provided for in I, II and III of article R. 123-208-5, as well as failure to update the card authorising the exercise of an itinerant commerc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R53-8-25

…icle 706-53-3 using information communicated to the criminal records department pursuant to Article R. 64.If the person concerned was born outside mainland France, if his or her place of birth is unkn…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to financial investments

Article A421-4-8

…patibility between the investment strategy, its implementation and the rules established by Article R. 421-47 and this paragraph. It shall adopt any rules or procedures necessary to ensure compliance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5

Article A811-26

The examination to test knowledge is organised at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests are set by the Minister of Justice and published four months before the date of the first test…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5

Article A811-27

…er knowledge; 2° Any document proving four years' professional practice in the speciality applied for.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5

Article A811-28

Two months before the date of the session, the committee will draw up a list of candidates admitted to take the knowledge test. Individual invitations mentioning the day, time and place of the test ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5

Article A811-29

I.-The examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5 consists of an oral test held in public session. For the commercial speciality, the oral test covers employment law and tax law as applied to inso…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-3

…6° The date of issue of the card; 7° The expiry date of the validity of the card; 8° A serial number. The card also includes an identity photograph of the holder.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

…pany and intended for third parties, this name shall be preceded or followed by the words: "société à responsabilité limitée" or "entreprise unipersonnelle sportive à responsabilité limitée" or the in…

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