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Showing 14311440 of 3518 articles for Art. CE 30 Dec 2010 n° 338197

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-6

…case where the asset has been apprehended in order to be remitted to a pledgee, the act of remittance or apprehension is deemed to constitute a seizure in the custody of the creditor and, provided th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L4422-25

…xecutive Council prepares and executes the deliberations of the Assembly. He is the authorising officer for expenditure and prescribes the execution of revenue for the territorial collectivity of Cors…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L7125-32

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-66

…ption:Base rangesApplicable rateFrom €0 to €6,5000.774%From €6,500 to €17,0000,426%From €17,000 to €30,0000.290%Over €30,0000.213%3° A fixed fee of €56.60, in cases other than those provided for in 1°…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-4

…ursuant to articles L. 521-23 and L. 521-24 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article D223-6-1

…he second paragraph of article L. 223-9, the amount of the value that no contribution in kind may exceed is set at 30,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3-1

…nditions laid down in Article 31 of the same Regulation. In addition, the following are required to declare their activities to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consultation of the central social and economic committee

Article L1233-36

In undertakings with a central social and economic committee, the employer consults the central committee and the establishment social and economic committee(s) concerned whenever the measures envisag…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-6-1

…3 are applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in the wording resulting from the law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022 on finances for 2023.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-18

…ities must comply with current planning, building, health and safety regulations, in particular the decree of 30 January 1978 on special building regulations for collectively managed leisure accommoda…

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