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Showing 18511860 of 44208 articles for Art. Loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: European companies

Article L322-28

…section, the société européenne shall be governed by the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), by the provisions of Chapter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Global operating grant and other grants

Article R1613-1

…alary costs reimbursed pursuant to article L. 1613-5 include all remuneration defined by the décret n°85-730 du 17 juillet 1985 relatif à la rémunération des fonctionnaires de l'Etat et des fonctionna…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-26

When, due to the implementation on grounds of legitimate suspicion of the provisions relating to the request for recusation, provided for as the case may be, in articles 341 to 348 of the code of civi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-10

When, due to the implementation, on grounds of legitimate suspicion, of the provisions relating to the request for recusation, provided for as the case may be, in articles 341 to 348 of the code of ci…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-5

…ame table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 751-2 to L. 751-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 751-5Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2018-1125 du 12 décembre 2018 p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-7

…at the request of the Minister for Health, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, by a reasoned decision setting out the appeal procedures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Community harmonisation

Article R5121-51-12

Each year, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé sends the coordination group referred to in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the Europea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Litigation

Article 1965 A

…irs or legatees are entitled, within the period set out in Article R. 196-1 of the Book of Tax Procedures, to claim, subject to the justifications prescribed in Article 770, the deduction of debts est…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1716 A

When their author has acquired, pursuant to the loi n° 78-1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article D7124-33

…r year is assessed on the basis of the annual working time set out in article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 or Article 1 of Decree no. 2001-623 of 12 July 2001 or Article 1 of Decree No.…

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