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Showing 811820 of 2395 articles for Art. 26 Jul 1996

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

Article R952-3

For the application of Articles R. 221-3, R. 221-4, R. 223-26, R. 225-20, R. 225-22, R. 225-24, R. 225-47, R. 225-49, R. 225-51, R. 225-106 and R. 227-1-1, the reference to Article 26 of Regulation (E…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 1

…d amendment signed in Algiers on 28 September 1994 and by its third amendment signed in Paris on 11 July 2001, approved by the loi n° 2002-1305 du 29 octobre 2002 and published by the decree no. 2002-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Directorate-General for Labour

Article R8121-13

…sible for the application of Convention No. 81 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) of 11 July 1947 on labour inspection, as well as Convention No. 129 of 25 June 1969 on labour inspection i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93 A

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quantitative targets for healthcare provision

Article D6121-9

…of units per piece of heavy equipment for the equipment referred to in 4° and 5° of article R. 6122-26 of the Public Health Code.The objectives may also be expressed as follows:-maximum access time, i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-29

…f Article 7, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 8 and Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 of 26 November 1996, as amended, laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products; >…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-45

…ablishment for inter-communal cooperation on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, ne peuvent, en l'absence de schéma départementa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-5

…l'image animée :1° Proceeds from the reimbursement of advances on receipts granted before 1 January 1996 for the production of cinematographic works and, where applicable, proceeds from the licence fe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-15

For the purposes of Article L. 145-26, New Caledonia is considered to be a territorial collectivity.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L941-15

In article L. 145-26, the words: "to the departments" are replaced by the words: "to French Polynesia".

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