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Showing 25012510 of 31960 articles for Art. R. 145-23

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-3

…The references to the Prefect are replaced by the words: "…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

The work permit provided for in Article R. 5221-1 is waived for: 1° Nationals of the Member States of the European Union, the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-19

…ce with the terms of the agreement and subject to compliance with the conditions set out in Article R. 441-23, in such a way that if the ratio, valued at the end of the previous financial year, betwee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations to declare accounts in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R721-11

…box leases. These declarations shall be sent to the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer.The declarations referred to in the first paragraph shall be submitted no later than seven working…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-276

…ne to which it is attached, it must declare this transfer to the single body referred to in article R. 123-1, which will immediately inform the president of the chamber to which it is attached. After…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Decisions taken after the prison administration has been given time to take corrective measures

Article R249-34

…21, the judge shall order this expert assessment within the ten-day period provided for by article R. 249-30. Its decision on the merits must then be made within a period that may not exceed fifteen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-25

…uction and distribution system, including in particular the monitoring programme defined in article R. 1321-23 and the work carried out, and indicates, for the following year, any changes made to this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The officers of the fund and the assistance of the accountants of the Directorate-General of Public Finance

Article R518-24

…remit of public accountants, within the framework provided by the agreement referred to in Article R. 518-25.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-28

For the application of the provisions of article 23 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperative societies, the cooperative societies mentioned in this section come under the r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R297

Article R. 72 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 72.-For persons born in the overseas collectivities or in New Caledonia and convicted by a French criminal court other than that of their place of birth, t…

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