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Showing 14711480 of 28351 articles for Art. 28 mai 1997

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status

Article R5211-12

For the application of II of article L. 5211-28-2: 1° Actual operating revenues are those defined in article R. 2334-3-2, as understood for the application of article L. 2334-7; 2° The deliberative bo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-40

…nd obligations of the initial employer resulting from the agreement provided for in Article R. 5132-28.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R4381-27

…bers of an ordre and who are entered on the roll under the conditions laid down by articles R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-8

…r 2020;- 80% of the amount of expenditure incurred for cinematographic works released in cinemas on 28 October 2020 or scheduled to be released in cinemas on 4, 11 or 18 November 2020 or between 15 De…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Transfers by death

Article 641 bis

…transcribed or published deed, provided that the notarised certificates mentioned in 3° of article 28 of decree n° 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration, relating to such property, are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article A123-53

…92 to R. 123-98 by affixing its secure electronic signature, as defined by Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Driving authorisation for the use of certain mobile work equipment or equipment for lifting loads

Article R4323-56

…ence benefit from the enhanced individual monitoring provided for in articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28 in application of II of article R. 4624-23.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of reductions in sentences provided for in article 721

Article D116-6

…The sentence enforcement judge may decide, in accordance with the fifth paragraph of article D. 49-28, that the sentenced person be heard by the sentence enforcement commission during the review of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R784-18

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R782-23

I. - Are applicable in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the r…

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