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Showing 27612770 of 4768 articles for Art. 15 févr. 2012

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-4

…lated on the basis of the minimum value of the unit referred to in article R. 134-1 is greater than 15% of the amount of the mathematical provision of this commitment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-26

…elections is entrusted to the Board of the National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers which, before 15 October preceding the date of the renewal of the Council, sets the date for the opening of the ba…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-11

…the local authority's budget to the territorial audit chamber under articles LO 6471-7 and LO 6471-15 has the effect of suspending the implementation of this budget until the end of the procedure. Ho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Judicial police officers of the national gendarmerie

Article R15-33

…nd intervention platoons of the departmental gendarmerie referred to in 1°, 3° and 4° of Article R. 15-24 are competent to operate on all lines, stations, stops and corridors assigned to collective pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1b: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article D8-6

The authorisations provided for in I of Article 15-4 shall be issued to tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to Article 28-2 by the head of the judicial police depart…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Waste from infectious risk healthcare activities and similar waste

Article R1337-17

…ided for in this article is punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article R532-8-2

…pursuant to Article 12(8) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article R764-2

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 421-1n° 2007-901 of 15 May 2007R. 421-6-2 and R. 421-6-3n° 2017-733 of 4 May 2017

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-6

…ees illegally employed. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-5

…ees illegally employed. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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