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Showing 10711080 of 27300 articles for Art. Décret n° 87-712 du 26 août 1987

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

Articles D. 1161-1 to R. 1161-26 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I and subject to the adaptations me…

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

Article 231-30

…n of the art cinema commission meeting in a regional formation. The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may, if he considers it useful, consult the national arthouse film co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Sales

Article A310-8

…n to those provided, for the mention of the price, in articles 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 et 14 de l'arrêté du 3 décembre 1987 relatif à l'information du consommateur sur les prix.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for medical students

Article D1511-54

…not exceed the annual emoluments for the third year of boarding provided for in 1° of Article 10 of décret n° 99-930 du 10 novembre 1999. The total amount of the allowance paid to the student during h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Capping of certain fees

Article A444-175

…fer of immovable property and the formalities associated with its completion, from which he shall deduct, where applicable, the discounts he has granted under the conditions set out in Article A. 444-…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1545

…her than the information provided for in the article 2063 of the Civil Code, the participatory procedure agreement shall mention the surnames, first names and addresses of the parties and their lawyer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-4

…he two preceding articles, the High Council is exempt from the application of the provisions of loi n° 68-678 du 26 juillet 1968 relative à la communication de documents et renseignements d'ordre écon…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-3

…arrying out the activities mentioned in Article L. 422-1 on the date of entry into force of the loi n° 90-1052 du 26 novembre 1990 preceded may apply to be entered on the list of industrial property a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-11

…ded for in Article L. 1425-1, for a maximum period of thirty years from the promulgation of the loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République, after agreem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 797

I - Undeveloped properties and rights relating to these properties are exempt from death duties under the following conditions:1° The properties in question are undivided within a cadastral parcel;2°…

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