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Showing 25412550 of 29800 articles for Art. 15 mai 1990

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Notaries

Article R444-66

…otaries must, in the event of a compulsory deposit or consignment of funds, pursuant to the article 15 of decree no. 45-0117 of 19 December 1945 taken for the application of the status of notaries, ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-13

…the estimated amount of the grant and its rate; c) The deadlines provided for in articles D. 2564-15 and D. 2564-16; d) The grant payment terms provided for in article D. 2564-17 as well as the repa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-18

…oval of the agreement may be renewed once by the competent authority referred to in article R. 5212-15 for a maximum period of three years, in accordance with the procedures defined by order of the Mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-17

…n samples transmitted by a medical biology laboratory pursuant to Article L. 6211-19 may not exceed 15% of the total number of medical biology examinations performed in whole or in part by the transmi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…der no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017L. 532-13 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 532-14 and L. 532-15 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 532-28 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-29 Act no. 2016…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-9

…be granted without authorisation, and the procedures provided for in the articles L. 612-14, L. 612-15 and 1° of article L. 612-21 may not be committed.Subject to Article L. 612-10, the authorisation…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2671-1

…from decree no. 2021-631 of 21 May 2021R. 2143-10 to R. 2143-14R. 2143-16 to R. 2144-9In Title VR. 2151-1 to R. 2152-4R. 2152-6 to R. 2153-5In Title VIR. 2161-1 to R. 2162-3R. 2162-4Resulting from dec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…from decree no. 2021-631 of 21 May 2021R. 2143-10 to R. 2143-14R. 2143-16 to R. 2144-9In Title VR. 2151-1 to R. 2152-4R. 2152-6 to R. 2153-5In Title VIR. 2161-1 to R. 2162-3R. 2162-4Resulting from dec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-3

Any combination of three breaches of the whereabouts obligations set out in article L. 232-15 during a continuous period of twelve months is subject to the administrative sanctions set out in articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L1115-3

…certificate in breach of article L. 1110-2-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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