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Showing 16711680 of 3358 articles for Art. 18 déc. 2001

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Currency

Article R732-4

…2-4:a) The words: "comply with their obligations under Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-4

…when they have been manufactured by an establishment not authorised under Article 13.1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001. In the case of reference m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-2

…conclusions of a report drawn up as part of an inspection as referred to in Article 80 of Directive 2001/82/EC of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Capping of certain income tax benefits

Article 200-0 A

…cle 199 novovicies, cannot provide a reduction in the tax due greater than the sum of an amount of €18,000.2. The tax benefits used to apply the ceiling mentioned in 1, in respect of a tax year, are a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-2

…6, aux articles L. 2411-8 and L. 2411-10, in II of article L. 2411-14, as well as articles L. 2411-18 and L. 2412-1 and are consulted in the cases provided for in II of Article L. 2411-6 and in Artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Electricity boards

Article R2224-33

Electric power distribution services, constituted as régie until 18 February 1930 and operated directly by communes or syndicates of communes, are subject to the rules defined by the decree of 8 Octob…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-21

Termination during the period provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 6222-18 may not give rise to compensation unless otherwise stipulated in the contract.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-39-1

…is terminated, the person who has custody of it must comply with the provisions of Article L. 2223-18-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-98

…holder of the authorisation to practise neurosurgical care must hold the authorisation mentioned in 18° of article R. 6122-25.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-3

…they exercise the option to renounce their French nationality in the cases provided for in Articles 18-1, 19-4 and 22-3.

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