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Showing 23412350 of 29800 articles for Art. 15 mai 1990

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Transfers of personnel and property for the installation of departmental fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1425-1

…amount of fire and rescue expenditure. Failing this, the procedure provided for in article R. 1425-15 shall be applied.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants

Article R7125-23

…n a training course or attend a training session that meets the criteria set out in article R. 7125-15. It may, however, be refused if the requirements of the operation of the service preclude it. Dec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants

Article R7227-23

…n a training course or attend a training session that meets the criteria set out in article R. 7227-15. It may, however, be refused if the requirements of the operation of the service preclude it. Dec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…e digital age;Article L. 113-9-1 is applicable in the wording resulting from Order no. 2021-1658 of 15 December 2021.Articles L. 132-15, L. 132-17-1-1, L. 132-17-3, L. 132-17-4-1, L. 132-17-8 and L. 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-3

…judges. If necessary, he may be represented by a delegate authorised in accordance with articles R. 15-33-30 et seq., and specially designated by him for this purpose. In accordance with the provision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking compliance with obligations by the persons mentioned in 8° to 11° and 14° to 16° of Article L. 561-2

Article R561-40

…ompetent administrative authority for monitoring compliance by the persons mentioned in 8°, 11° and 15° of Article L. 561-2 with the obligations mentioned in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 561…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Non-compliance with entry conditions

Article L821-1

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €3,750 for a foreign national to enter mainland France:1° Without fulfilling the conditions mentioned in points a, b or c of paragraph 1 of Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-40

…a general-purpose investment fund borrows under 1° or 2°, the total amount borrowed may not exceed 15% of its assets.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article L1415-3

The Institut National du Cancer is established for an unlimited period as a public interest grouping between the State and public and private legal entities involved in the field of health and cancer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan and savings bonds

Article L743-13

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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