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Showing 381390 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-22

…practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 working in a medical biology laboratory authorised for the activities mentioned in c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-22

…h acknowledgement of receipt sent to the secretariat of the said court within fifteen days of notification. Reasons must be given for the objection. A copy of the contested order must be attached. Thi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22

…h year, they publish a report on the implementation of this policy. The content and methods of publication of this policy and its report are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The persons mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-4

For the application of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall identify and verify the identity of the persons acting on behalf of the customer in accordance with the pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

…f expenditure on the production, development and digitisation of a phonographic or videographic musical recording (music video or multi-purpose digital music disc) referred to in III, provided that th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to subcontractors benefiting from direct payment

Article R2192-22

…nt period for subcontractors benefiting from direct payment pursuant to Article L. 2193-10 is identical to that applicable to the contractor. This period runs from the date on which the contracting au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Continuation of the business during the observation period.

Article R631-22

For the application of article R. 622-17, the obligation to declare is incumbent on the administrator, where his task is to administer the company alone. For the application of article R. 622-20, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and storage of explosive and flammable substances

Article R4227-22

…s explosive, oxidising or extremely flammable are stored or handled, as well as materials in a physical state likely to give rise to risks of explosion or instantaneous ignition, contain no sources of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-22

In the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 7232-8, the legal entity or sole trader who has been the subject of a decision to withdraw the benefit of Articles L. 7233-2 of the Labour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-22

Any incompatibility between the application of the requirements of this chapter and those laid down by other regulations with a view to the implementation of safety imperatives shall be the subject of…

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