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Showing 22012210 of 5384 articles for Art. 17 January 2020

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier.

Article R513-13

…fourth paragraph of article L. 513-14 is made in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 313-17-1, R. 313-17-2 and R. 313-18.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-160

…ccording to the following scale:Tranches of base Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 3.870% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.596% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.064% Over €60,000 0.799%2° After expropriation:a) Without an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-23

…with the authority, their right of access to the data concerning them in accordance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-18

…ticle L. 561-15 is confidential. Subject to the provisions ofArticle 19 of the aforementionedAct 78-17 of 6 January 1978, it is prohibited, on pain of the penalties provided for in Article L. 574-1, f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-4

…applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018, subject to the adaptations provided for in the second paragraph. For the applicatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article R211-5

…r Articles 7, 12 and 13 of the aforementioned Regulation and Articles 48 and 81 to 83 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4321-36-1

…articular with regard to the creation of said processing under the conditions defined by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms. The right…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-39

…exhibit the works in cinemas. This period runs from:1° 19 May 2021 for aid granted between 1 March 2020 and 19 May 2021;2° the date of notification of the decision to grant aid for aid granted betwee…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules for calculating sums held in the automatic account for promotion abroad in 2022

Article 919-109

…under the conditions set out in article 721-13, in respect of admissions achieved during the year 2020 and those achieved during the year 2021.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…m negotiable loans contracted from the entry into force of the law of 29 December 1929 and before 1 January 1965, by départements, communes, syndicates of communes and public establishments with the c…

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