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Showing 14211430 of 3243 articles for Art. 18 avr. 1986

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Expenditure by communes and groups of communes for municipal secondary and special education establishments (R).

Article D2321-8

…and operation of secondary and special education establishments that were municipal on 1st January 1986, the date of transfer of responsibility, as well as their sports teaching annexes is, in the ab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R621-48

…ctual agents governed by public law are subject to the provisions of Decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to contractual agents of the State, with the exce…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award notice

Article R3125-6

…ll be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1986 of 11 November 2015 establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the framework…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

…ragraph under the conditions defined by the articles 42 and 48-1 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.When a distributor of a radio or television service makes available…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…December 2024 to the capital of companies mentioned in the article 2 of law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, subject to corporation tax under the conditions of ord…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice of concession

Article R3122-1

…ll be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1986 of 11 November 2015 establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the framework…

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

Article R331-11

…udiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication by the addressee of a recommendation referred to in the first or se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee profit-sharing and incentive schemes.

Article R212-5

…ovember 1987 setting the conditions for application of Chapter I of Order no. 86-1134 of 21 October 1986 as amended relating to employee profit-sharing and employee shareholding in public companies wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-2

…sentative organisations of the establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service; 3° Three representatives of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Audiovisual communication.

Article L4433-30

…ication audiovisuelle et numérique under Articles 29, 30 or 30-1 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, concern an overseas region, the authority shall first obtain the o…

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