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Showing 1120 of 29 articles for Art. 1973

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article D2123-25

…ment of non-tenured employees of the State and public authorities (I.R.C.A.N.T.E.C.) from 1 January 1973 or who have been affiliated since that date may, at their request, have service completed befor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-12

The main purpose of the central insurance companies created by law no. 73-8 of 4 January 1973 relating to the implementation of employee shareholding in national banks and national insurance companies…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-9

…ds: ", presidents and vice-presidents of urban communities" are deleted; 2° The words: "1st January 1973" are replaced by the words: "1st January 1980".

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-1

This section relates to the application of: 1° of the Convention signed in Munich on 5 October 1973, hereinafter referred to as the "Munich Convention"; 2° the Agreement on a Unified Patent Jurisdicti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-2

…reated by Article 4 of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents, done at Munich on 5 October 1973, known as the "European Patent Convention", in application of Article 39 of this Convention, as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-54

…ituents authorised under the conditions laid down in article 11 of decree no. 73-138 of 12 February 1973 implementing the law of 1 August 1905 on fraud and falsification with regard to the processes a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-16

…cancellation.The provisions of this article do not apply to life insurance. They apply from 9 July 1973 to contracts taken out prior to 15 July 1972.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

…the Guarantee Fund and the compulsory insurance of land vehicles; b) Decrees no. 73-587 of 29 June 1973 and no. 75-171 of 17 March 1975 adopted for their application provided that the Guarantee Fund…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-16

…ed to in paragraph 2 of Article 141 of the European Patent Convention signed in Munich on 5 October 1973 or by the expiry of the period referred to in the second paragraph of this Article, the said fe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

…s.Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat will set the conditions under which laws no. 73-1229 of 31 December 1973, no. 75-678 of 29 July 1975 and no. 77-616 of 16 June 1977 relating to property tax, council ta…

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