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Showing 27012710 of 4643 articles for Art. 14 nov. 2006

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

Other than those provided for by special laws, privileged claims on the generality of movables are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article D1142-59-1

…nçais du sang mentioned in article L. 1222-1 includes the allocation mentioned in 7° of article L. 1142-23 in its budget each year. In order to determine the amount, the Office national d'indemnisatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: EXCEPTIONAL ADMISSION TO STAY

Article L435-1

…it must submit this application to the residence permit commission provided for in article L. 432-14 for its opinion. The procedures for applying this article are set out in article L. 432-14. The p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-10

…articles L. 212-14 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employee rights.

Article L8223-1-1

…L. 124-14 of the same code, it shall inform the trainee, the educational establ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-81

…the terms of article R. 6111-6, are organised in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 6111-14 to R. 6111-17. In health centres and nursing homes, an internal organisation for collecting and t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article D2573-51

I. - Article R. 2334-13, with the exception of its second paragraph, and the articles R. 2334-14 and R. 2334-17 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reception and supervision of trainees

Article R8115-6

…d to in article R. 8115-1 are those resulting from failure to comply with articles L. 124-8, L. 124-14 and the first paragraph of article L. 124-9 of the Education Code. To set the amount of the fine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Associate practitioners.

Article R6152-635

…ental surgeon or pharmacist as defined in II of article L. 4111-2, article L. 4131-1-1, article L. 4141-3-1, article L. 4221-14-1 and article L. 4221-14-2, to complete the adaptation period provided f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies B

…f the business.III. - The provisions of this article apply to capital gains realised from 1 January 2006.

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