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Showing 15511560 of 4105 articles for Art. 18 juin 2002

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

…icle 157 shall, each time they are appointed, take the oath provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires before the examining magistrate or the magistrate appoint…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 G

…e law, as well as the government loan securities mentioned in l'article 9 de la loi n° 93-859 du 22 juin 1993.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-14

En application de l'article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique et dans l'exercice de l'activité définie au neuvième alinéa de l'article L. 111-7, only…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L922-1

…mai 2001" are replaced by the words: "the date of publication of the l'ordonnance n° 2004-604 du 24 juin 2004 portant réforme du régime des valeurs mobilières émises par les sociétés commerciales et e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4383-1

…Regional Health Agency also supervises training establishments approved underarticle 75 of law no. 2002-303 of 4 March 2002 relating to patients' rights and the quality of the health system. These es…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-3-1

…ution activities, within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Articles 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general princi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-2

…Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in the first paragraph of article 6 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte", the words: "in the s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AI

…f exceptional depreciation is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2331-9

…1-12of the code des communes as they stood prior to the entry into force of the loi n° 94-504 du 22 juin 1994 portant dispositions budgétaires et comptables relatives aux collectivités locales.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-14

…t of 1 January 1997 relating to unemployment insurance signed after the entry into force of law no. 2002-311 of 5 March 2002 relating to the unemployment insurance scheme for casual entertainment work…

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