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Showing 46414650 of 31982 articles for Art. 10 May 2017

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-4

The banques populaires are subject to the disclosure requirements set out in article L. 515-10.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Accountant's accounts.

Article D2573-63

The articles D. 2343-1 to D. 2343-10 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising the profession of medical electroradiology technician or medical laboratory technician

Article R4354-11

The information referred to in article R. 4354-10 is transmitted when the training qualification is obtained.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-5

…The duration of the credit of hours for one quarter is equal:1° To one hundred and forty hours for mayors of communes with at least 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of communes with at least 30,0…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

…llowing articles are applicable to requests for vocational retraining projects: 1° Articles R. 6323-10, R. 6323-10-1, R. 6323-10-2 and R. 6323-10-4 relating to the procedures for requesting leave, wit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1508

…ns provided for in articles 1406 and 1502, and those provided for in XVII of article 34 of law n° 2010-1658 du 29 décembre 2010 de finances rectificative pour 2010 font l'objet de rôles particuliers j…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2019

…ten deed registered under the same conditions. The designation of a third party pursuant to Article 2017 and information on the identity of the beneficial owner(s) of the trust referred to in Article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-11

…right and outside the cases provided for by European Union regulations, the customs administration may, as part of its controls, detain goods likely to infringe a copyright or related right. The hold…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-1

…n referred to in Article L. 228-29-7-1, in II and III of Article L. 228-29-7-2 and in Article L. 22-10-43-1, and the procedures for transmitting that information are specified by Commission Implementi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-52

…to L. 2312-51 of this Code do not apply to the offers referred to in Articles L. 225-207 and L. 22-10-62 of the French Commercial Code or when the company is the subject of a public offer initiated b…

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