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Showing 18411850 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Remuneration.

Article R6152-24

…f articles L. 6152-4, L. 6154-4 and R. 6152-30 as well as those ofarticle 9 of decree no. 91-966 of 20 September 1991 relating to associated staff in hospital and university centres in the medical and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-22

…nematographic works, provided for by article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IVa: Offences concerning European companies

Article L244-5

…s of the management board or members of the supervisory board of European companies. Article L. 242-20 applies to statutory auditors of European companies.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-19

…he provisions of Article 712-17 or a search note in accordance with the provisions of Article D. 49-20, or rule in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4031-4

When the number of these professionals is equal to or greater than 20,000, they elect their representatives within the regional unions representing their profession. The list of professions that elect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-21

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1126-20 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-23

…ions receive a functional allowance set by applying the reference term mentioned in article L. 2123-20 the following scale: Population (inhabitants) Rate (as % of index) Less than 500 25.5 From 500 to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-10

…ecording device";2° A statement that the declaration is subject to the provisions of Article L. 211-20;3° The name or corporate name and address of the pledgor and the pledged creditor or their regist…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 485-1

…sons must also cover the choice of sentence with regard to the provisions of articles 132-1 and 132-20 of the Penal Code, except in the case of a mandatory sentence or confiscation of the proceeds or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-28

…ticle L. 224-2. Payments are made in cash. The provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 224-20 apply to these payments. It must also be able to receive the sums from the payments mentioned in…

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