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Showing 27112720 of 29778 articles for Art. 15 mai 1991

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-9

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R734-13

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 151-1 and R. 151-2n° 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019R. 151-3No. 2020-892 of 22 July 2020R. 151-4 and R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1524-6

Articles R. 1413-79 to R. 1413-83 and R. 1413-87 are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2017-885 of 9 May 2017, subject to the fol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4133-9

The university hospital centres devote a minimum percentage of 0.50% of their doctors' remuneration, within the meaning of article L. 242-1 of the social security code, to the financing of continuing…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-6

…able by a fine of €7,500. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-17

…he approval provided for in article L. 414-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-9

…are accounts in consolidated form, in accordance with article L. 511-36, is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article L4424-38

By way of derogation from the last paragraph of Article L. 541-15 of the Environment Code, the terms and procedures for drawing up, publishing, monitoring, evaluating and revising the regional waste p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-11

…en place in the forms prescribed by articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-8, L. 143-10and L. 143-13 to L. 143-15.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-16

…r or obtained their registration on a list, with regard to the conditions set out in article L. 131-15, must be brought to the attention of the Public Prosecutor without delay.

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