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Showing 42714280 of 6040 articles for Art. 11 déc. 1996

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R732-7

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-11 to R. 131-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-16 and R. 131-17n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-18…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R733-7

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-11 to R. 131-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-16 and R. 131-17n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-18…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating conditions

Article R1435-9-5

…e R. 1435-9-1 is obliged to join a coordinated practice system, within the meaning of articles L. 1411-11-1, L. 1434-12, L. 6323-1-10 and L. 6323-3, within two years of the date on which the contract…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-1

…ons in excess of an amount that it sets, on a proposal from the Chairman;10° Donations and legacies;11° The rules of procedure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-30

In Article R. 713-65:a) After the words: "L. 713-11", the words "; these professional categories constitute the activities covered by the college representing activities in the industry, commerce and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3313-1

…payment of debt/ actual operating revenue; 10° Gross capital expenditure/ actual operating revenue; 11° Outstanding debt/ actual operating revenue.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article R4515-1

…ctorate of the statement of hours spent carrying out the operation, as provided for in article R. 4511-12 ; 2° Prior joint inspection as provided for in articles R. 4512-2 to R. 4512-5 ; 3° The preven…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-6

…335-5 of the Education Code and articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-13

…dered to have achieved independence, in the light of the assessments referred to in article R. 5131-11 or changes in the young person's situation ; 2° When the beneficiary reaches his or her twenty-si…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

…icable to contractual agents of the State taken for the application ofarticle 7 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 relating to statutory provisions concerning the civil service of the State and place…

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