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Showing 18311840 of 28339 articles for Art. 28 mai 1973

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-35

…variation or extension, as provided for in Chapter I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

…ese investments must not constitute a direct investment within the meaning of the loi n° 66-1008 du 28 décembre 1966 modified law relating to financial relations with foreign countries and the regulat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-5

The commission provided for in Article 28-2, the assent of which is required for the designation of tax officials in categories A and B authorised to carry out judicial investigations at the request o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-46

…ssion of the departmental service existing until the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, réunie en formation limitée aux représentan…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-10

The Agence nationale du sport is responsible for developing access to sport for everyone and promoting elite sport and high performance sport, particularly in Olympic and Paralympic disciplines, as pa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the surrender of a foreign national who, having exercised a right of mobility, does not meet the conditions for residence on French territory

Article L621-7

A decision to surrender to the competent authorities of a Member State of the European Union may be issued to foreign students and foreign researchers and their family members, admitted to reside in t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-39

In the event of amendment of the Articles of Association, a copy of the full minutes of the meeting or the amending deed consisting of one of the originals if it is in private document form, or a copy…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1414

…ically exempted from council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises not used as a main residence:1° Managers of young workers' hostels, migrant workers' hostels and hostel accommodat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19

…Article 175, Articles 178 to 185, 204 to 208, the last sentence of Article 210 and Articles 215 to 228, subject to Articles R. 1123-19-1 to R. 1123-19-3 below. II - The members of the Data Protection…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

I.-The provisions of Section 9 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the righ…

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