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Showing 34613470 of 4521 articles for Art. 20 January 1987

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-5

…default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles 39 and 40 of Law 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 containing various provisions for adapting legislation to European Union…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-4

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Recording data in the directory

Article R53-21-5

…egory of persons from data of the kind referred to in I of Article 8 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978 contained in the expert reports, assessments and examinations entered in the register.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-32

…ranteed remuneration paid by the employer in application of the provisions of article 32 of law no. 2000-37 of 19 January 2000 relating to the negotiated reduction of working hours. Each month, the em…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1881-1

…II.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSIN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTENTitle IID. 1621-1Resulting from decree no. 2003-592 of 2 July 2003D. 1621-2Resulting from decree no. 2010-102 of 27 January 2010D. 1621-3Result…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liability insurance

Article R519-16

…antees take effect on 1 March for a period of twelve months. The contract is tacitly renewed on 1st January of each year.II. - Persons commencing intermediation in banking transactions and payment ser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of access and practice

Article D548-3-1

…donations on its website, the amount of cover provided may not be less than €100,000 per claim and €200,000 per year of insurance.The amount of cover per policy year must enable at least two claims to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Leasing

Article R753-9

…column of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-4No. 2021-1887 of 29 December 2021R. 313-5no. 2023-369 of 11 May 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-5

…alth data system under the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, in application of the provisions of II of Article L. 1461-3, are designated and author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective prevention

Article R4434-1

…workers with equipment that complies with the provisions adopted pursuant to decree no. 95-79 of 23 January 1995 on noise control and relating to noisy objects and soundproofing devices; 4° Modifying…

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