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Showing 30613070 of 3216 articles for Art. 20 nov. 1995

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…L. 135-1 to L. 135-3;Article L. 123-6 shall apply in its wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-1635 du 1er décembre 2016 renforçant le dispositif français de lutte contre le blanchiment et l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-160

…ivate equity funds may grant loans to companies, under the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) No 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term invest…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-2

…ds: "or for private law contracts, under the conditions provided for by the Civil Code" are deleted;20° In Article L. 2197-5, the words: "as provided for by Article 2044 of the Civil Code" are deleted…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-2

…ds: "or for private law contracts, under the conditions provided for by the Civil Code" are deleted;20° In Article L. 2197-5, the words: "as provided for by Article 2044 of the Civil Code" are deleted…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

…p, managing or directing companies;f) Setting up, managing or directing trusts governed by articles 2011 to 2031 of the Civil Code or by foreign law, or any other similar structure;g) Setting up or ma…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…with the use of products intended for human health, products listed in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 falling within its remit and products intended for cosmetic use. It monitors the risk assoc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-2

…re in the public hospital sector;2° That the duration of the self-employed activity does not exceed 20% of the weekly hospital service to which the practitioner is obliged;3° That the total number of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 1)

…th opening (measured between the free edge of the central incisors) :Limited to 30 mm 5 %Limited to 20 mm 17 %Limited to 10 mm 25 %Temporomandibular joint disorders :Mild form :- unilateral 3 %- bilat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…the Mining Code, when it is related to one of the offences mentioned in 1° to 17° of this article; 20° Offence of fraudulent abuse of a state of ignorance or weakness committed in an organised gang p…

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