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Showing 33713380 of 4860 articles for Art. 18 December 2019

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-13

…nounced by the decree provided for in article L. 2113-5 as it read prior to Law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of territorial communities or the creation of a new commune ordered by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-12

…years if necessary.The provisions of this article apply subject to the provisions of the law of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-88

…le R. 214-85 and the 20% ratio referred to in article R. 214-86 are complied with on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period referred to in article L. 214-4…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-4

…ntioned in the first paragraph is updated on the website of the Ministry of Labour, each year by 31 December at the latest, by the services of the Ministry of Labour.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-36

…at appears to be proven. However, in the case of a person convicted of offences committed before 14 December 2005, he or she may request a second opinion before the sentence enforcement court rules on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-10

…ined in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008; 2° Benzene; 3° The following derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons: a) Nitro and chlor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15

…the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° and 4° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of companies is prohib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies

…The benefit of this article is reserved for companies that are set up from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023 in regional aid areas, provided that the registered office and all of the business and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6-2

…article L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code in application of articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-16 and L. 3253-18-1 of the same code are made by bank transfer. The payment of wages and salaries is made by transf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article D753-13

…tion of I, in article D. 313-26, references to the provisions mentioned in 1° to 9°, 11° to 16° and 18° are replaced by locally applicable provisions having the same purpose.

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