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Showing 4150 of 61439 articles for Art. R. 3304-22 · C. mon. fin. Art. L. 224-4

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-22-4

…service regulations organise the procedures for carrying out the inspection provided for by Article L. 2224-12, in compliance with the rules set out in this article.The service responsible for the ins…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…statement of the amount of the share capital and the statements referred to in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237 of the French Commercial Code. Article 4 The registered office is set at Article 5 The du…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I A: Observatory of prices, margins and incomes in overseas France

Article L910-1 C

…ions, consular chambers, employers' and employees' unions, the establishment referred to in Article L. 721-18 of the Monetary and Financial Code and individuals qualified by virtue of their expertise…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-22

…211-3; 2° To the production of audiovisual works, as provide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-22

…claration on honour to the effect that it does not fall into any of the cases mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° The information requested by the N…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-4

The feeder UCITS shall monitor the activity of the master UCITS. In order to fulfil this obligation, it may rely on information and documents received from the master UCITS or, where applicable, from…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-22-4

The rights attached to a compulsory licence may not be assigned or transferred except with the undertaking or part of the undertaking to which they are attached.This assignment or transfer is, on pain…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-4 (art. R322-27)

EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF GENRES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT(HEREBY REFERRED TO AS "PPE") NOT FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE SPORT CODE1. PPE designed and manufactured specifically for armed forces or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 C

…eizure of property; 3° For the mention of the summons and the denunciations provided for in Article R. 322-9 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures; 4° For the act noting the refusal to publish a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R613-1-C

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may refer a matter to the European Banking Authority in any of the following situations:1° A request for cooperation, in particular for the exchang…

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