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Showing 50215030 of 19706 articles for Art. SI 1963/1319 — France–UK estate-duty convention

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency

Article L162-2

Any person who has received counterfeit or falsified banknotes or coins is obliged to hand them in or have them handed in to the Banque de France or the Monnaie de Paris, depending on whether the bank…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-9

…le-de-France region, Prefect of Paris, and the Prefect of Police in their respective areas of responsibility. For the department of Paris, the protocol is signed by the Prefect of the Ile-de-France re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-12

The Director General of France Compétences, by a decision published in the Journal officiel de la République française (Official Journal of the French Republic) and made available online on the France…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Refusal to pay for a professional transition project

Article R6323-17

…joint committee will forward the employee's application for funding, together with the reasoned decision to refuse funding for the professional transition project and, where applicable, the decision t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R*7123-9

…issued for an indefinite period by the Prefect of Paris. The Ile-de-France Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment examines the application and seeks the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-4

…pplication specifies, for each establishment or organisation and, where applicable, for each of the sites of this establishment, the activities for which authorisation is sought and, for each activity…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-17

The person being helped must be a regular and stable resident of France.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 433-2

The beneficiaries of the aid are production companies, legal entities, established in France.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Delegation of powers

Article R1111-1-1

…d for in Article L. 1111-8-1 is drawn up by the State representative, who communicates it to the president of the deliberative assembly or executive council of the applicant territorial authority or p…

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

Article D441-22

…hts in the course of constitution of operations whose benefits are linked to the cessation of professional activity, the agreement provides for the transfer option mentioned in the eighth paragraph of…

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