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Showing 13911400 of 3783 articles for Art. 1729 · CE 28 July 2011 n° 313279

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 5 and 15 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 Octobe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article D211-51

…enue and imprest accounts may be set up under the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019, as amended, on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notification file

Article D261-5

…d by staff who are subject to the ethical obligations set out in Chapter IV of Law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Aid schemes set up by administrative agreements

Article 711-2

…bilateral fund for co-development and co-production of Franco-Italian works, signed in Paris on 12 July 2019.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-18

…may be set up in the establishment under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Caisse de retraite et de prévoyance des clercs de notaire (pension and welfare fund for notary clerks)

Article 1070

…to the provisions of Article 1020, documents exclusively relating to the execution of the law of 12 July 1937 instituting a retirement and provident fund for notary clerks are exempt from registration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-4

…n Mayotte of articles L. 3141-13 and L. 3141-23, the words: "from 1st May to 31st October" are replaced by the words: "from 1st July to 31st December".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R1233-3

…and imprest accounts may be set up under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 relating to the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consumer mediation assessment and monitoring committee

Article R615-1

…ciations; 5° Two representatives of professional organisations. The provisions of Article 74 of Law n° 2014-873 of 4 August 2014 for real equality between women and men and of décret n° 2015-354 du 27…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-59

…n of judicial administrator or that of judicial representative. Subject to the provisions of décret n° 2017-794 du 5 mai 2017 relatif à la constitution, au fonctionnement et au contrôle des sociétés p…

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