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Showing 621630 of 4640 articles for Art. BOI-ENR-DMTOM-40-30 n° 80

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Accommodation

Article R4228-30

…d by people of the same sex. The number of people per room is limited to six. Beds must be at least 80 centimetres apart. Bunk beds are not permitted.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV - GEOLOCALISATION

Article R53-40-1

The separate file and register provided for in article 230-40 shall be kept by the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him. They may only be communicated to the liberty and custo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-40-1

Agreements entered into and authorised during previous financial years, the performance of which continued during the last financial year, are examined each year by the Board of Directors and communic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-30

I.-In year n, the decision to award a classification, a label and a grant is taken after receiving the opinion of the art cinema commission meeting in a regional formation. The Chairman of the Centre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-40-5

Prisoners suffering from the mental disorders referred to in article L. 3214-3 may not be kept in a prison. On the basis of a detailed medical certificate and in accordance with the legislation in for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Audiovisual communication.

Article L4433-30

When applications for authorisation relating to radio and television services, submitted to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique under Articles 29, 30 or 30-1 of L…

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

Article R422-40-1

…m, in particular a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice provided for in Title IV bis of the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérale…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 8: Miscellaneous

Article A444-30

The chief clerk's assistance service listed under number 127 of table 3-1 shall give rise to the collection of a fee based on the highest total amount of sums entered as expenditure or resources in th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-16

The operations, mentioned in article 79-IV of the local civil code applicable to the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, of mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-30

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