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Showing 37213730 of 8192 articles for Art. 10 September 2002

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

…ointed under 5° of article R. 6152-7 who, before the entry into force of decree no. 2020-1182 of 28 September 2020 relating to the modification of the salary scale for full-time hospital practitioners…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-15

…atings issued by credit rating agencies within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agenci…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exceptional aid to help offset the loss of revenue resulting from the introduction of the health pass

Article 919-54

…n is set by applying the following flat-rate amounts to admissions made between 14 July 2021 and 28 September 2021:- 0.75 € per entry for the fraction of entries less than or equal to 50,000;- 0.45 €…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-13

…de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of article 4 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication or by an agent authorised and sworn p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-58 bis

…ing a secure electronic signature process that meets the requirements of decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 relating to electronic signatures. The procedures for applying this article shall be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article D561-35

…are public servants and employees made available pursuant to Article 13 of Decree no. 85-986 of 16 September 1985 relating to the special status of certain positions of State employees and to certain…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-38

…der the conditions provided for in Article 1367 of the Civil Code and by Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 issued for its application. The Prefect will acknowledge receipt.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-217

Articles L. 225-206 to L. 225-216 and L. 22-10-62, L. 22-10-64 and L. 22-10-65 are applicable to investment certificates.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 456

…a qualified electronic signature process that meets the requirements of Decree No. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.Withdrawal of the qualification of one or more elements requ…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-4

…in article L. 412-3 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "in article 19 of law n° 48-1360 of 1st September 1948 amending and codifying the legislation relating to the relationship between lessors a…

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