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Showing 55915600 of 7645 articles for Art. 11 January 2017

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-6

…335-5 of the Education Code and articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-13

…dered to have achieved independence, in the light of the assessments referred to in article R. 5131-11 or changes in the young person's situation ; 2° When the beneficiary reaches his or her twenty-si…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 2123-9 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2123-10 and L. 2123-11 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 2123-11-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2123-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

1 (Repealed)1 bis (Repealed for royalties taken into account from 1 January 2002 in the results of grantors and concessionaires).1 ter. The long-term capital gains or losses regime is not applicable t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

…is the responsibility of the Committees for the Protection of Individuals mentioned in Articles L. 1123-1 and L. 1123-16. The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé notif…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-32

…population as recorded by the Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques on 1st January of the year preceding that for which the share is due is less than or equal to 2,000 inhabit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…stributable assets is allocated in the following order: 1° Subsidies provided for in Article L. 631-11 that have not yet been paid; 2° Claims guaranteed by the lien provided for in articles L. 3253-2,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-13

…nted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the code pénal and articles L. 215-11 and L. 215-13 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code) punishi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-7

…accordance with Article 3a of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-6

…down in Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amen…

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