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Showing 14411450 of 4213 articles for Art. CE 31 Mar 2017 n° 401059

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to certain transfers of powers (R)

Article R1614-67

…f each authority responsible for organising school transport for special public road transport services reserved for pupils is established by the prefect under the following conditions: 1° When all th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102

…es and former employees within the framework of company mutual funds governed by Chapter III of loi n° 88-1201 du 23 décembre 1988relative aux organismes de placement collectif en valeurs mobilières e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-25

…o information provided for in I de l'article 32 de la loi du 6 janvier 1978 sus mentionnée, sauf en ce qui concerne les personnes habilitées à accéder mentionnées aux articles R. 53-21-2 and R. 53-21-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-37

…of machinery or personal protective equipment which has been the subject of an EC type-examination certificate, the person responsible for the operation shall ensure that the item in question conform…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 A quinquies

…thority, to the ratio between, on the one hand, the sum of the unrevised rental values on 1 January 2017 of the built properties mentioned in the same I of article 1498 taxable in respect of that year…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Provisions specific to the communes of Marseille and Lyon

Article L2513-7

…2513-5 is determined each year by agreement between the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the city of Marseille.From 2014, the amount of this contribution may not be less than the difference, if positiv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D782-19

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 615-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 615-2No. 2010-291 of 18 March 2010D. 615-3 to D. 615-7n° 2005-1007 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D783-19

…e wording resulting from the decreeD. 615-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 615-2No. 2010-291 of 18 March 2010D. 615-3 to D. 615-7n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 615-8no. 2010-291 of 18 March 2010

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-12

…e same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-30 law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 621-30-1Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the application of the article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-12

…f the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-30 Act 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 621-30-1Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the application of the article…

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