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Showing 48714880 of 9441 articles for Art. 8 févr. 2006

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R4641-17

…or travel and subsistence expenses, within the region, under the conditions laid down by decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the conditions and procedures for payment of expenses incurred in th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-25-2

…ll give its opinion on whether the application complies with Articles 6 to 10 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006. The procedure applicable is that set out in Articles R. 613-11, R. 613-12, R. 613-15 et R.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

…d complete with regard to the addressee. Any service provider falling within the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the int…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 289-0

I. - The invoicing rules provided for in Article 289 apply to transactions deemed to be located in France pursuant to Articles 258 to 259 D, excluding those carried out by a taxable person who has est…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-20

The High Council may, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 821-12-3 and L. 824-15, conclude cooperation agreements with authorities of non-EU Member States exercising competences similar to its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-6

The following may be entered on the list of statutory auditors referred to in I of Article L. 822-1, pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 822-1-2, persons already approved…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-6

…ovided for from II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 5211-16 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth paragraphs) law no. 2006-17…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-9

…BLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-36 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-39 law no. 2013-403 of 17 May 2013 L. 5211-39-1, L. 5211-39-2, L.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1215

…by the guardianship judge, or the notary, under the conditions of article 36 of the law of 23 June 2006 reforming successions and gifts, may issue a mandate to search for heirs.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article L613-5

…n issued in the Schengen Information System, in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, opera…

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