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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations of amending or supplementary registration.

Article R123-46

…3;3° The events and decisions referred to in articles L. 526-7, L. 526-8 (2°), L. 526-15 and L. 526-17 ;4° The appointment and cessation of functions of the person with the power to bind the registere…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Associations

Article R121-3

…IA. 3;4° For a mission to implement one of the obligations of judicial supervision listed in 6° or 17° of article 138 :IA. 4 for the first six months of judicial supervision and IA. 5 per additional…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-35-2

…rson issued in an emergency by the public prosecutor pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 712-17 may be sent by any means to the police service or gendarmerie unit responsible for its execution.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Public declaration of interests

Article R1451-3

…fidentiality of the data that is not made public. It shall comply with the provisions of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties by completing wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-2

…registration and disciplinary commission.The provisions of articles R. 811-14, R. 811-16 and R. 811-17 are applicable to the training period referred to in the first paragraph.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-5

…ntity of voters;16° Article R. 59 relating to the obligation to be registered on the electoral roll;17° Article R. 60 relating to proof of identity in communes of 3500 inhabitants or more;18° Articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-5

…ntity of voters;16° Article R. 59 relating to the obligation to be registered on the electoral roll;17° Article R. 60 relating to proof of identity in communes of 3,500 inhabitants or more;18°Articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe IX

…ntified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-4

…with the exception of advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis mentioned in 17° of article L. 5121-1 which are not used in the context of research mentioned in the first paragr…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

…of a microenterprise given in Article 2(3) of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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