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Showing 38313840 of 27300 articles for Art. Décret n° 87-712 du 26 août 1987

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-18

…rritorial council may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans d'équ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 89

…sion, the declaration referred to in article 87 must be filed, with regard to the remuneration paid during the year of the transfer or cessation, within the timeframe indicated in article 201 or 202.T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-5

…e applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.Articles L. 1232-2 and L. 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-187-1

…225-194 and article L. 225-197 remain applicable as they stood prior to the publication of the loi n° 2001-152 du 19 février 2001 sur l'épargne salariale jusqu'à l'expiration d'un délai de cinq ans à…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R261-2

…ronic communications operators as well as the legal persons providing services mentioned by the loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique. "4° Social organisations. "

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-11

…rom the decreeR. 313-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-16No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 313-17n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-17-1 and R. 313-17-2n° 2006-22 of 5 January 2006R. 313-18no. 200…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R752-10

…rom the decreeR. 313-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-16No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 313-17n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-17-1 and R. 313-17-2n° 2006-22 of 5 January 2006R. 313-18no. 200…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R754-9

…rom the decreeR. 313-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-16No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 313-17n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-17-1 and R. 313-17-2n° 2006-22 of 5 January 2006R. 313-18no. 200…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-1

…e provisions of Article R. 421-1-1, the registration of a natural person on the list of qualified industrial property persons provided for in Article L. 421-1 is subject to compliance with all of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Holders of a diploma entitling them to practise the profession of dietician.

Article D4371-1

…ember 1952, first part, and the decree of 14 September 1953, second part, in accordance with decree n° 52-178 of 19 February 1952 creating and fixing the general provisions of the public examinations…

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