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Showing 23412350 of 3243 articles for Art. 18 juill. 2000

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-3

…fies the conditions of practice laid down, depending on the case, in articles R. 5124-16 to R. 5124-18 or R. 5142-16 to R. 5142-18 ; b) Where the establishment is owned by a company, a copy of the dee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article D4323-2-1

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114, R. 4123-18 to R. 4123-21 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to chiropodists subject to the following ad…

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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 L143-15

…notifications, those of registration and advertising provided for by the articles L. 141-6 à L. 141-18, and, to whom it may concern, those made to achieve resale. Article L. 143-9 is applicable to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-20

…ether the composition of the Board of Directors complies with the first paragraph of article L. 225-18-1. Any appointment made in breach of this paragraph that does not remedy the irregularity in the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-7

…ixed term; 2° The procedures for exercising the right of withdrawal provided for in articles L. 221-18 and L. 221-20; 3° Details of the network operator to which the customer is connected; 4° The flow…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AH

…f exceptional depreciation is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Bonds issued by foundations

Article L213-21-1-A

…plies to foundations with legal personality, subject to the following provisions. In article L. 213-18, the reference to the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association and to the loc…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-16

…to employers and social organisations under the conditions set out in Articles L. 411-11 and L. 411-18 to L. 411-20; 2° Commissions received on the sale and redemption of holiday vouchers and deductio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-19

For the case referred to in 2° of Article 695-18, the waiver is given before the investigating, trial or enforcement court to which the person is subject after surrender and is irrevocable. When the s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 431-4

…icle…

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