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Showing 921930 of 39346 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 & L. 145-47–55

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-55

The granting of accommodation based on absolute necessity of service or the precarious occupancy agreement with or without standby duty terminates in the event of the alienation, reallocation or aband…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-55

…f high-level sport;h) A representative of the school's trainees;i) A representative of elite athletes.The members mentioned from 1° to 4° above may be represented.The members mentioned in 5° above who…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 ter

…lly and individually authorised for this purpose, may consult data during an investigation or control. This special and individual authorisation may be verified at any time by a magistrate, either on…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-55

The economic data referred to in 4° of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-55

Applications for approval are presented to the committee of experts by one or more representatives of the association known as the "Commission nationale du film France", who may not take part in the c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-55

Production approval can only be granted if, for the film in question, the delegated production company is up to date with its legal deposit obligations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Disputes relating to the validity of the seizure

Article R221-55

The judge who annuls the seizure may leave the debtor to bear all or part of the costs incurred if the debtor failed to apply for annulment in good time.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Higher bids

Article R322-55

…e successful bidder. No higher bid may be received on the second auction. The provisions of article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Electronic catalogues

Article R2162-55

…ent for the award of subsequent contracts is to be carried out on the basis of the updated catalogues.In this case, the purchaser uses one of the following methods:1° Either it invites the holders of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 559-1

…public prosecutor may in his request extend the period set out in the first paragraph to three months.

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