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Showing 10211030 of 62763 articles for Art. Arrêté DEVL1507007A of 23-3-2015

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

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…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services authorised in France

Article D532-23-1

Credit institutions wishing to establish a branch in application of I ofArticle L. 532-23 are subject to the procedure provided for in I ofArticle L. 511-27, subject to the observations and opinions o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article R3121-23-2

Failure by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to respond within six months of receipt of the applications for authorisation and renewal referred to in Articles D. 3121-23 and D. 3121-2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article D131-23-1

…the sports federation shall define and implement the means by which it is kept regularly informed of the amounts directly paid in this respect by its national, regional or departmental bodies. The a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-23-1

The application for renewal of authorisation is sent by the head of the managing body to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency no later than six months before the current authorisation ex…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures in companies with between eleven and fifty employees

Article L2232-23-1

…ive trade union organisations at national and cross-industry level, whether or not they are members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee. For this purpose, the same organisatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-234-1

…istique et des études économiques is authorised to use the national register for the identification of natural persons to certify, and where necessary to bring into line, the civil status of the legal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-234-2

…tatistique et des études économiques is authorised to verify and, if necessary, correct the address of establishments on the basis of geographical references. It may supplement the address with geogra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-232-1

If a legal representative of a legal unit objects to this data being made available to the public for canvassing purposes pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Europ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23-2

By way of derogation from I of article L. 5125-23, the pharmacist may dispense, by way of substitution for the biological medicinal product prescribed, a similar biological medicinal product where the…

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