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Showing 11011110 of 27300 articles for Art. Décret n° 87-712 du 26 août 1987

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…nd Futuna Islands:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles L. 123-29 to L. 123-31, L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 135-1 to L. 135-3;Article L. 123-6 shall apply in its wording resulting from the ordonnance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1963

…to land acquired for the public highway by simple road measure under the conditions provided by the décret-loi du 26 mars 1852 relatif aux rues de Paris; 2° Aux plans, procès-verbaux, certificats, jug…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers

Article L2573-53

I. - The articles L. 2334-26 to L. 2334-30 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of article L. 2334-27, in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L3333-8

…d'Etat subject to the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of the sole article of the loi n° 53-661 du 1er août 1953 fixant le régime des redevances dues pour l'occupation du domaine public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-9

The public establishment is subject to: 1° The rules applicable to industrial and commercial companies in terms of financial management and accounting; 2° State economic and financial control, in acco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Bonds issued by foundations

Article L213-21-1-A

…ents of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle is replaced by the reference to law no. 87-571 of 23rd July 1987 on the development of sponsorship. The provisions relating to boards of directors, general meet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-328

…extension rights applicable to them under the provisions of article 46 of law no. 87-588 of 30 July 1987 on various social measures, the age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of secti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-1

…which are enforceable against the municipality 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 Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-4

…elected by the staff of the National Consumer Institute, under the conditions laid down by the loi n° 83-675 du 26 juillet 1983 relative à la démocratisation du secteur public ; 4° Le président de la…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

National education, higher education and research. Corporations of civil servants:-Researchers, engineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 19…

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