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Showing 11611170 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-90-1

…ropriation are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of article L. 2311-5, the entries in the budget are justified by the production in the appendix of a forecast resul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Share capital.

Article R6223-64

Pursuant to III ofarticle 6 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protected and to comp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

…231-26 : 1° Classification, labels and aid, as well as, where app…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-4

With the exception of Article R. 612-31, the provisions of Articles R. 612-26 to R. 612-32 shall apply to European patent applications filed with the Institut national de la propriété industrielle, ta…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-25

With the exception of Article R. 612-31, the provisions set out in articles R. 612-26 to R. 612-32 are, taking into account the provisions of Articles L. 614-20 to L. 614-22, applicable to internation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Grants and subsidies

Article L2564-26

Until 31 December 2013, by way of derogation from Article L. 2334-29, the amount of the special allocation for housing teachers in Mayotte is calculated by multiplying the number of teachers concerned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-21-1

…the credit institution is subject to one of the resolution measures provided for in Article L. 613-31-16.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-105

…nder the conditions provided for in articles L. 223-14 and L. 228-24 and 10 de la loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Entertainment, advertising and fashion professions

Article R7523-2

For the application of article R. 7122-31 in Mayotte: 1° Le b du 1° est remplacé par les dispositions suivantes: " b) Article 1er du décret n° 98-1162 du 16 décembre 1998 et article R. 243-13 du code…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Exceptional entry of sums on the automatic account

Article 919-60

…onal basis is equivalent to the amount of the sums entered on its automatic account which lapsed on 31 December 2021 pursuant to 2° of article 123-8, excluding those which benefited from the extension…

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