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Showing 961970 of 52313 articles for Art. 1 mars 2000

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…second column of the table below and subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter: R. 3511-1Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3511-2Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 D. 3511-3…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-18

…s, appoints and manages the civil servants whose status is governed by decree no. 98-695 of 30 July 1998, amended by decree no. 99-242 of 26 March 1999, relating to the special status of researchers a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-2

…irtue of the Convention on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial Property Regimes, done at The Hague on 14 March 1978, the provisions of Articles 1397-3 and 1397-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Obligations of training providers

Article R2315-16

Each year, before 30th March, training bodies submit a report on their activities over the past year to the Minister for Employment or to regional prefects, as the case may be. This report shall indic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-1

…ke to prevent or immediately put an end to any conflict of interest, within the meaning ofparagraph 1 of article 2 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life, which may…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-10

The rules laid down in article 1078-9 shall not apply where a child who has consented to his own descendants being allotted in his stead subsequently himself makes, with the latter, a shared gift inco…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1251-1

…he declaration for the purposes of safeguarding justice mentioned in the first paragraph of article 1251 or of the decision of the guardianship judge provided for in article 1249 : 1° The judicial aut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

…ises, in place of the member communes, the competences falling within each of the following groups: 1° Spatial planning for the implementation of actions of community interest; territorial coherence p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-1

…ns, in the same characters, the annual percentage rate of charge within the meaning of articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 of the French Consumer Code, regardless of the duration of the authorised overdraft…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-1

Validation of experience is carried out by the jury defined in article A. 212-113.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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