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Showing 21212130 of 36396 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-1437 du 5 novembre 2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-59

The period provided for by the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies for the transfer of the shares of a deceased partner…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L773-50

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 574-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 574-2 Ordinance no. 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L774-50

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 574-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 574-2 Ordinance no. 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions

Article R4211-53

…he activities of manufacturing, importing, exporting and distributing advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-51

…rice of a property sold by auction is subject to the provisions of Chapter IV of Title V of the loi du 1er juin 1924 mettant en vigueur la législation civile française dans les départements du Bas-Rhi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-5

I.-In each currency, the equalisation adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-4 is calculated in accordance with the following principles: 1° The equalisation adjustment must be equal to the differen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-5

…nal journalists or journalists treated as such, within the meaning of articles L. 7111-3 to L. 7111-5 of the Labour Code, and other authors of works included in the press publications referred to in A…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-51

…rescinded, it may demand immediate repayment of the outstanding capital and payment of the interest due. Until the date of actual payment, the outstanding sums shall accrue default interest at a rate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-5

…es that are enforceable against the department pursuant to the provisions of article 1636 B septies du code général des impôts; 2° Le montant de la dotation de compensation de la taxe professionnelle…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-4

…whose benefit the security service is provided, of a fixed indemnity and, where applicable, the sum due in respect of the transport.I. - This payment is made:1 Either, when the offence is observed, in…

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