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Showing 21912200 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Electorate.

Article R723-3

…notification by any interested party of a judgment made under the conditions set out in article L. 20 of the Electoral Code. These corrections are immediately brought to the attention of the prefect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable in municipalities with a state police force

Article R2214-2

…roup of communes, assessed taking into account the size of the seasonal population, is greater than 20,000 inhabitants;2° The characteristics of delinquency are those of urban areas.It is established…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-6

…L. 2121-11, L. 2121-12, L. 2121-17, in the first paragraph of article L. 2121-18, articles L. 2121-20 and L. 2121-21 apply to the convening, meetings and deliberations of the trade union commission,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: College of supervisors

Article R613-2

…om a third country to participate in one of the colleges of supervisors mentioned in Article L. 613-20-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that the other members of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-22

…be a voter, eligible and candidate in application of the provisions of articles D. 4443-19, D. 4443-20 and D. 4443-23.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa - Brokerage of medicinal products

Article R5124-75

In the event of non-compliance with the obligations set out in article L. 5124-20 and in this chapter, which may be identified following an inspection, the Director General of the Agency may prohibit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

…y to papers and filters sold, distributed or offered separately. III. - 1° of I comes into force on 20 May 2020 for tobacco products containing a clearly identifiable flavour whose sales volume repres…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Property damage

Article R126-2

…et of excess, for damage resulting from acts of terrorism or terrorist attacks may not be less than 20% of the amount of cover, net of excess, provided by the contract under fire cover and, in any eve…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-19

…horised to operate simultaneously in at least two or more classes mentioned either in 1 and 2 or in 20 to 26 of Articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code and R. 931-2-1 of the Social…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-46

…r duration:1° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 1 for a work lasting less than 20 minutes;2° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 1.5 for a work lasting between…

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