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Showing 27612770 of 6093 articles for Art. 13 juin 2001

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Offences common to the various forms of commercial companies.

Article R247-1

The fine provided for in Article 5 of the 131-13 of the French Penal Code for fifth-class offences is punishable the fact, for the chairman, director, the chief executive or manager of a company whose…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 bis

…e Labour Code, and that the rental price remains set within reasonable limits.II. - As of 1 January 2001 and until 31 December 2023, persons who habitually make one or more rooms in their main home av…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163-0 A bis

…on nationale et de la fonction publique who, as part of the conversion of this scheme on 8 December 2001, resigned their status as participating members by exercising their statutory options to buy ba…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Supplementary protection certificate

Article R617-2-1

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-53

The internal distribution network referred to in 3° of article R. 1321-43 may include an additional water quality treatment system, provided that the end consumer also has access to cold water that is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures

Article R5121-51-5

…rdination group, the Community arbitration procedure provided for in articles 32 to 34 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council applies. Where France is the reference Stat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Economic and social measures

Article L2542-28

Public-private companies existing in the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin and created in application of the local law of 6 June 1895 on municipal organisation in Alsace-Lorraine may der…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 44

Articles 21 and 22 of this annex are applicable to Title V of the law of 1 June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, and relating to forced…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article R22-10-32

For the purposes of the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-52, the price shall be at least equal to the weighted average of the prices on the last three trading days prior to the start of the public…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Public-interest mission and marketing of structured deposits

Article L773-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable ar…

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