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Showing 35213530 of 4038 articles for Art. 17 Dec 1990

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article L2123-2

…When a deputy or councillor deputises for the mayor under the conditions set out in article L. 2122-17, he/she is entitled, for the duration of the deputy's absence, to the credit for hours set out in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-22

…ion of the territorial boundaries of the cantons provided for in application of Act no. 2013-403 of 17 May 2013 relating to the election of departmental councillors, municipal councillors and communit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-7

…on on payment of any claim arising after the opening judgment, not mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17. These prohibitions do not apply to the payment of maintenance claims. Similarly, it automaticall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-13

…ed by the European Commission under the conditions defined by Article 26 of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Direc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-1

…nstitute of Industrial Property by electronic means, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decision of the Director General of the Institute, by the defence and management organisation define…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Passports and travel documents

Article 953

…is set at €89.If the applicant provides two passport photographs, as provided for in Article 6-1 of decree no. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 relating to passports, the cost of the document is €86.As a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-6

…and Indirect Rights;5° For the purposes of the attestation procedure referred to in Article R. 431-17, agents of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration (French Office for Immigratio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-2

…n this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article L4141-2

…ative in the region, under the conditions set out in II:1° Deliberations of the Regional Council or decisions taken by the Permanent Commission by delegation from the Regional Council, with the except…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-6

…s office of the commercial court within whose jurisdiction they are domiciled. They shall produce a declaration to this effect, a receipt for which shall be issued to them.As an exception to the provi…

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