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Showing 461470 of 57367 articles for Art. n° 18-10.890 and n° 18-10.891

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-18

When the sums due in respect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles L. 2192-8 and L. 3133-8 of the Public Procurement Code are not mandated within thirty…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18

…d down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, by any laboratory designated for this purpose by the Agency and accredited or approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The Agency also carries out research act…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-18

…e easement provided for in articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23 may only be established within the zones and sectors defined in local town planning schemes. This provision does not apply to easements estab…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation and conditions of registration

Article L211-18

…ally allocated to the reimbursement of funds received for tourist packages, related travel services and those services mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 211-1 which do not solely involve transport, e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-18

…s of the national economy. If the formal notice has not been acted upon within a period of one year and if the absence of exploitation or the inadequacy in quality or quantity of the exploitation unde…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-18

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article L. 615-17, the civil actions and claims referred to in the first paragraph of Article 32 of the Agreement relating to a Unified Patent Court sh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-18

…ations concerned, which have a period of one month in which to issue an opinion. The system of fees and parking charges at market halls and markets is defined in accordance with the provisions of a sp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Swimming establishments and aquatic activities

Article R322-18

Swimming pools and bathing areas are subject to the provisions of Chapter II of Title III of Book III of Part One of the Public Health Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-18

The accounts of companies under the exclusive control of the consolidating company are fully consolidated. The accounts of companies controlled jointly with other shareholders or associates by the con…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-18

…prevent the communication, to the competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union and to the European Commission, of information and documents held and collected by competition offic…

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