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Showing 311320 of 62257 articles for Art. L. 111-10-4 et R. 111-45

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-45

…If recourse is exercised before the due date, a discount shall be deducted from the amount of the letter. This discount is calculated on the basis of the official discount rate set by the Banque de F…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-45

The public prosecutor or the court shall give formal notice to the holder of the sample(s) taken to provide it (them) to the experts within a week, intact.If it (they) do not present the samples intac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Collection, monitoring, penalties and disputes relating to the flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-45

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Allocation of the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund.

Article R2573-45

…e dispersion of a commune over several islands or atolls.The local finance committee specifies the methods for distributing this first share. It may use additional criteria as long as they are represe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R6222-45

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-45

The Board of Directors meets at least three times a year when convened by its Chairman. The Board is convened automatically when requested to do so by the Minister for Health or by at least one third…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-45

The Committee draws up an annual report. This report is examined at a meeting attended by the following persons or their representative: 1° The general manager(s) of the university hospital centre(s)…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-45

…rovisions of this section apply to tests carried out, pursuant to 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of I of article L. 232-5, by the French Anti-Doping Agency, either on its own initiative or at the request of approv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-45

…rms all acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of the provisions of article R. 6113-43. He prepares the decisions of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are implemente…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-45

…ed in uniform characters: "Société d'assurance mutuelle", or, for the bodies referred to in Article L. 771-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime: "Caisse d'assurance mutuelle agricole" or "Caisse de…

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