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Showing 13411350 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L785-9

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18-2 law no. 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-4

…ons of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution on 1°, 2° or 3° of II of Article L. 613-20-4 or on the measures to be taken in the event of any significant issue or finding with an impact…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-2

…genia, define a policy for medicinal products and devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 968

The assets mentioned in article 965 given a usufruct, a right of habitation or a right of use granted on a personal basis are included in the assets of the usufructuary or the holder of the right for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-31

…onal framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020 C(2020) 3532, on the basis of scheme no. SA.56985 for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-7

…cle L. 321-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "provided for in 7° of article 20-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, to sickn…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2573-31

I. - Articles L. 2224-18 to L. 2224-20 and article L. 2224-23 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R3424-1

…f 2° and 3° of article L. 341-4 of the Social Security Code " are replaced by the words: "ofarticle 20-8-2 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, to sic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article R2391-16

The provisions of articles R. 2191-20 and R. 2191-21 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment of a bonus

Article R2371-9

The provisions of articles R. 2171-20 to R. 2171-22 apply.

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