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Showing 761770 of 1626 articles for Art. n° 2014-005334

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2331-9

…231-9 and L. 231-12of the code des communes as they stood prior to the entry into force of the loi n° 94-504 du 22 juin 1994 portant dispositions budgétaires et comptables relatives aux collectivités…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Common provisions

Article R53-21-23

No interconnection, matching or linking within the meaning of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne peuvent être effectués entre le fichier prév…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for medical students

Article D1511-52

…fixed monthly emoluments for the third year of boarding provided for in 1° of article 10 of décret n°99-930 du 10 novembre 1999.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for practising the profession of restaurant owner or similar or for fruit and vegetable retailers

Article R3262-26

The practice of the profession of restaurant owner or fruit and vegetable retailer required by the provisions of article L. 3262-3 is verified by the National Commission for Restaurant Vouchers referr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R822-74

…ession; 4° All sums in cash; 5° The partners' industry, which by virtue of the article 10 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 does not contribute to the formation of capital but may give rise to t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

…by the publisher of a radio or television service or its distributor, within the meaning of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, which provides to a natural…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-18

The core capital referred to in Article L. 351-6 is made up of the following elements: 1° The excess of assets over prudential liabilities, valued in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of this chapter;…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-11

Insurance or reinsurance undertakings may decide to publish in the report referred to in Article L. 355-5 any information or explanations relating to their solvency and financial position other than t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-58

The participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 may decide to publish in the report referred to in Article L. 356-23 any infor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-1

Tobacco products are products that can be consumed and are composed, even partially, of tobacco, whether genetically modified or not. Tobacco products include cigarettes, rolling tobacco, pipe tobacco…

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