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Showing 13311340 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave, continuing education and trade union rights

Article R6152-713

…ticle L. 6251-1 must maintain and improve their knowledge. They are entitled to training leave, the duration of which is set at fifteen working days per year for a full-time practitioner. When the pra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the parties

Article 696-131

The victim may not bring a civil action in accordance with articles 87 and 89 that when one of the acts mentioned in the first paragraph of article 696-130 has been performed. The civil party has the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Use and habitation

Article 636

The use of woods and forests is regulated by specific laws.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-69

Crédit maritime mutuel is provided by four categories of credit institutions affiliated to the central body for savings banks and popular banks: 1. Regional caisses de crédit maritime mutuel ; 2. Unio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-68

The purpose of Crédit Maritime Mutuel is to facilitate the financing of operations and investments relating to sea fishing, sea farming and related activities, as well as the extraction of sand, grave…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 764-44

…icle 131-39-2 of the Criminal Code has been imposed on a company mentioned in I of Article 17 de la loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-7

…include an article.b) Operating section:- for allocable expenditure and revenue, to Group 93 "Individualised services", completed by the most detailed subdivision of the functional nomenclature;- for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 : Land registration tax

Article 743

…ases; 2° Long-term leases concluded pursuant to articles L. 416-1 to L. 416-6, L. 416-8 and L. 416-9du code rural et de la pêche maritime; 3° (Transferred under Article 1594 J). 4° Transferable leases…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Easements established by law

Article 649

…blished by law have as their object the public or communal utility, or the utility of private individuals.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Preliminary Title: Publication, effects and application of laws in general

Article 6

There can be no derogation, by particular agreements, from laws which concern public order and morality.

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