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Showing 571580 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cigarette packaging units

Article R3512-22

…ze requirements for the health warnings set out in article L. 3512-22. III-The outer and inner surfaces of unit packs, outer packaging and cigarette overwrappers are smooth and flat. By way of derogat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-243

…registration: 1° With regard to the individual: a) Name, surname, pseudonym, forenames, date and place of birth, nationality, registration number in the national register for the identification of nat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-246

…erson at the time of registration: 1° For retailers: a) In the case of a natural person, the existence of a judicial authorisation to operate as a trader under Article L. 121-2; b) In the case of a le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-244

…e applicable, in the case of premises occupied jointly with one or more other companies, the existence of the domiciliation contract provided for in articles R. 123-167 and R. 123-168, the date on whi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-245

…of Companies, on declaration by the natural person at the time of registration: 1° The country, place and, if available, the registration number; > 2° If the person so wishes, the address and princip…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-22

The digital projection equipment and digital files or data referred to in article L. 213-16, their conditions of use and the operating logs referred to in article L. 213-21 comply with ISO internation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 F

…capital gain or loss relating to the transfer between group companies of a fixed asset, acquired since the date on which it was entered on the balance sheet of the group company which made the first t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-22

…1261-12, a health establishment or a training organisation asks the person in charge of the body reception facility to allow its staff access to the premises or the temporary removal of the body outs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-24

…3-23: 1° If they have been convicted by a final judgment of a suspended or unsuspended prison sentence, listed in bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record, for a crime or one of the following offences: -…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-2

In accordance with the provisions of Article L. 522-37-1, the operating rules for the register provided for in the previous article set out the information to be sent by general shops to the platform…

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