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Showing 18711880 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-7-1-A

…k of a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-34

No later than the fifth working day following the filing of the conditions of sale, the liquidator notifies the parties of the date of the auction hearing by bailiff's deed. The date is set, at the li…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition

Article R426-16

…mployee of a company established abroad, subject to the provisions of articles L. 421-30 and L. 421-31, to follow a training course provided by a body referred to in article L. 6351-1 of the Labour Co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2573-41

…132-5 et L. 132-15 du code de l'urbanisme" are deleted;5° 4° bis, 12°, 15°, 21°, 22°, 25°, 26° and 31° are deleted.III. - For the application of Article L. 2321-3, the dates: "1997" and "1 January 19…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-70

…ch is not covered by the other provisions of Article L. 214-28, Article L. 214-30 or Article L. 214-31; 3° May not hold more than 10% of the shares or units of a UCITS or an AIF covered by paragraphs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Funds repayable from the public.

Article R312-18

For the purposes of Article L. 312-2, issues of debt securities are treated as collections of repayable funds from the public when they comply with the following conditions and limits:1° These issues…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1245-33

…an origin ;2° The structure of the unique donation number referred to in b of 2° of Article R. 1245-31 and the legal and natural persons responsible for affixing this number.The practical procedures f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-42

…not taken the oath within one month of the publication of the order provided for in Article R. 743-31 may, except in cases of force majeure, be stripped of his status as a partner by order of the Min…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R5121-51

…Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, in more than one Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B bis

…h and knowledge dissemination organisations under a research collaboration contract concluded until 31 December 2025. B.-The research organisations mentioned in A meet the definition given by European…

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