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Showing 471480 of 57408 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 26-1-2022 n° 20-20.223 FS-B

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D4322-20-1

The procedures for awarding the allowances mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 4125-3-1 are those provided for in articles D. 4125-33 and D. 4125-34, subject to the following am…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 63 bis

Customs officers may at any time visit artificial islands, installations and structures on the continental shelf and in the exclusive economic zone. They may also visit means of transport involved in…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60 bis

Where there are serious indications that a person is carrying narcotics concealed in his or her body, customs officers may subject the person to medical screening tests after first obtaining the perso…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 61 bis

Pending the prohibition or authorisation decision referred to in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brok…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article D214-206-1

The extract from the articles of association of the société de libre partenariat referred to in article L. 214-162-6 is filed in the appendix to the register of companies. It is signed by the general…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-20-1

I. - To qualify as a commercial area within the meaning of article L. 3132-25-1, the area for which a request for demarcation or modification has been made must meet the following criteria:1° Constitu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-20

The Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant is chaired by a magistrate of the administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal with the rank of president, appointed by decree of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater E bis

Members of approved management centres are required to accept payment either by bank card or by cheque. In the latter case, they must make the cheques payable to themselves and not endorse them unless…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R2123-22-1-B

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the municipal council acquires his or her individual training rights recorded in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 637 bis

Deeds for perpetual concessions in cemeteries are exempt from the registration formality.

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