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Showing 381390 of 44299 articles for Art. CE 25-2-2004 n° 250328

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L321-25

…es of furniture by public auction on a permanent basis in their country of origin shall use, in France, their capacity expressed in the language or one of the languages of the State in which they are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Qualifications of persons and organisations carrying out location surveys, dust measurements and analyses of materials and products

Article R1334-25

…lude air sampling and the analysis and counting of asbestos fibres. They are carried out in accordance with procedures defined by order of the ministers responsible for construction, health and labour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions specific to the procedure for reviewing measures of complete hospitalisation without consent

Article R3211-25

The first paragraph of Article 641 and the second paragraph of Article 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure do not apply to the calculation of the time limits within which the court must be seised and m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Packaging and label.

Article R5132-25

The coloured net provided for in article R. 5132-15 is red for List I medicinal products and green for List II medicinal products.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 C

I.-Taxable persons who have in France the seat of their economic activity or a permanent establishment or, failing that, their domicile or habitual residence, with the exception of permanent establish…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic promotion account abroad

Article 721-25

The application for investment authorisation must be submitted once a year when it concerns the promotion abroad of the company's catalogue and twice at the most when it concerns the promotion abroad…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 3: Filings attached to the National Register of Companies

Article R123-251

…out in Chapter VII of Title II of this book; 2° At the time of his application for registration, a certificate of delivery of the information given to his spouse with joint property on the consequenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Substitution of the user undertaking in the event of default by the temporary employment undertaking

Article R1251-25

…le L. 1251-52, applies notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary and notwithstanding the insurance obligations against the risk of non-payment that result from the provisions of articles L. 3253-6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation

Article L5842-25

…provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 5216-1:1° At the end of the second sentence of the first paragraph, the words: "of the department or the largest commune of the department" a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-25

…re a provisional administrator or liquidator has been appointed for a credit institution in accordance with Articles L. 612-34 and L. 613-24, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may,…

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