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Showing 16911700 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-35

…shall contain the information listed in the model in Annex B to Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 and specifying, in particular: 1° The expected time limit for transmitting the info…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-36

Where, on the one hand, the request for information relates to an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Article 695-23 and punishable in France by a custodial sentence of at least thr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-9

…aged and paid by this institution in accordance with the provisions of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service. Public schools recruit, manage…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-13

…udiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of article 4 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication or by an agent authorised and sworn pursuant to article R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-1

…Health, social and medico-social establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, as well as public law health co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4153-9

The establishments listed inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, other public sector employers and private sector employers fina…

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

Article D1612-1

…e professionnelle en application du IV et IV bis de l'article 6 de la loi n° 86-1317 du 30 décembre 1986 modifiée portant loi de finances initiales pour 1987 ; 3° The estimated amount of compensation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-71

…unting documents for each financial year, the publication of which is mandatory pursuant to Council Directives 86/635/EEC and 91/674/EEC and Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R385-17

…ticle L. 385-6 and the reference to article R. 355-7 is replaced by the reference to article R. 385-18.II. - The results of the stress tests referred to in Article L. 385-3 are approved by the Board o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-25

…ty company operating a press business within the meaning of Article 2 of Law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press may only be revoked by a decision of the shareholders r…

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