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Showing 18711880 of 3252 articles for Art. 25 mars 2003

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-7

…r determines, in compliance with the rights of third parties and the provisions of Articles L. 5211-25-1 and L. 5211-26, the conditions for the liquidation of the syndicate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-84

…or more than six months due to the detention of the person concerned in accordance with Article 706-25-20, the Anti-Terrorism Public Prosecutor shall refer the matter to the Paris Sentence Enforcement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-18

…ale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of the report referred to in Article R. 1161-25.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of unemployment insurance agreements

Article R5422-16

…egal and regulatory provisions or in the case provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 5422-25.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-27

…and 7° of article D. 6153-10-1 and the provisions of articles R. 6153-11 to R. 6153-18 and R. 6153-25.The training periods completed in this position are taken into account, if they are validated, wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-16

I. - When an exceptional event disrupts the regular operation of a trading venue, the AMF Chairman or his designated representative may suspend all or part of trading for a period not exceeding two co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-2

Medically assisted procreation is intended to fulfil a parental project. Any couple consisting of a man and a woman or two women or any unmarried woman shall have access to medically assisted procreat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A

I. - Subject to the provisions of Article 1639 A bis, local authorities and competent bodies shall notify the tax departments, before 15 April each year, of decisions relating either to the rates or t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-7

For each person subject to registration in the file, the following personal data is recorded: 1° Information relating to the person him/herself:-last name, first name, sex, date and place of birth of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HJ

…r activity, the companies defined in Article 238 bis HE must pay the Treasury compensation equal to 25% of the fraction of the capital that has not been used in accordance with its purpose, without pr…

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