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Showing 41114120 of 5132 articles for Art. 13 nov. 1997

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: French UCITS portfolio management companies

Article L532-24-1

…authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 that wishes to establish a branch in another Member State of the European Union or part…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1

…ollowing shall apply in New Caledonia:1° The provisions of Book I with the exception of Articles R. 133-1, R. 133-2 (4°) and R. 135-1 to R. 135-4 ;2° The provisions of Book II in their wording, for th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-23-1

…From 2020, the share of the development grant mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2334-13 and intended for the communes of the overseas departments, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cultural identity: powers of the territorial collectivity of Corsica in terms of education and culture

Article L4424-2

…of the national public education service under the conditions set out in articles L. 421-23 et L. 913-1 of the Education Code. The second and third paragraphs of this article shall apply from 1 Janua…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L773-14

…9 Act no . 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-10 Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-11 to L. 518-13 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-14 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 518-15 to L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and approval of organisations

Article L7232-1-2

…L. 631-13 du code de la construction et de l'habitation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority

Article R7345-10

…termination of the commercial contract of the representatives appointed pursuant to Article L. 7343-13 ; 10° It shall ensure the funding of the training courses referred to in Article L. 7343-19 and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-16

…e to report any suspected adverse reaction occurring either in the Community or in a third country; 13° In the case of medicinal products referred to in the second paragraph of Article R. 5141-13, an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-52

…nage the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of article L. 511-13 and the members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board, the Management Board or any oth…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence

Article R60-1

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