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Showing 21312140 of 19581 articles for Art. 21 mars 2001 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-3

…egistrar the certificate referred to in Article 25 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) No 2157 / 2001 of 8 October 2001 within six months of its issue, together with a copy of the draft term…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 76

The marriage certificate will state: 1° The forenames, surnames, occupations, ages, dates and places of birth, domiciles and residences of the spouses; 2° The forenames, surnames, occupations and domi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HR

I. - In the event of non-compliance with the condition of exclusivity of their activity or in the event of transfer of their co-ownership shares referred to in Article 238 bis HP within a period of le…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1 art R212-88 et R212-89

DECLARATION FORM FOR THE OCCASIONAL PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF SPORTS TEACHER BY NATIONALS OF A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR OF ANOTHER STATE PARTICIPATING IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREAFIL…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-47

…nsuring that the health professionals involved in the activities mentioned in 2° of I of Article R. 2142-39; 2° Gathering, keeping and making accessible the information communicated to it relating to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 59

Unless a claim is made from inside the house or exceptions are provided for by law, searches and home visits may not be commenced before 6 a.m. and after 9 p.m. The formalities mentioned in articles 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-25

…the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The composition and operation of the commission mentioned in article L. 4393-21 and the conditions under which the person concerned is subject to a compensation measure; 2° The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-24

The registrar, when he finds that the filing provided for in I of Articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23 has not been made, shall inform the president of the commercial court so that he may apply Article L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of access for humanitarian associations

Article R744-27

…rried out there by the State services and legal entities mentioned in articles R. 744-20 and R. 744-21.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-4

…ines relating to road traffic, in accordance with article 96 of the 1971 Finance Act (n° 70-1199 du 21 décembre 1970).

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