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Showing 37513760 of 29800 articles for Art. 15 mai 1990

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Discounts

Article A444-52

…following conditions:1° Discounts on the right to institute proceedings mentioned in Article A. 444-15 apply to the portion of the fee calculated on portions of claim amounts greater than or equal to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure.

Article D2573-32

…III and IV. II. - For the application of Article R. 2321-1, the words: "mentioned in Article L. 132-15 of the Town Planning Code" are deleted. III. - For the application of article R. 2321-2, the word…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exposure limit values

Article R4451-8

…2° For organs or tissues, assessed on the basis of the following corresponding equivalent doses: a) 150 millisieverts over 12 consecutive months, for the extremities and the skin. For the skin, this l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-6

When the authorisation holder provides care for adolescents and young adults aged between 15 and 24 suffering from cancer, it: 1° Relies on inter-hospital multidisciplinary referral teams for the care…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-818

The provisions of article 15 of decree no. 88-386 of 19 April 1988 relating to physical fitness conditions and sick leave for hospital civil servants are applicable to practitioners governed by this c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-17

The provisions of articles L. 1612-15 and L. 1612-16 are not applicable to the entry and payment of compulsory expenditure resulting, for local authorities, their groupings and their public establishm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-5

…e breaches are punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. The fine is imposed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-3

…set out in Article 16-11 of the Civil Code, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. "

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-20

…powers provided for in Section 1, subsections 1 to 6 of Section 2 of Chapter II and Article L. 512-15.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-11

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for any person to contract a marriage or recognise a child for the sole purpose of obtaining, or having obtained, a residence pe…

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