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Showing 11811190 of 3161 articles for Art. 20 Nov 1979

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R784-5

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-20, with the exception of 2°, 3° and 4° of In° 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017R. 612-20-1 with the excep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical health centres.

Article D6124-412

Any establishment with multi-bedded rooms must have at least two single rooms per 20 beds or fraction thereof.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

…11 (*)BeginnersE-14 (*)0 to 12 metres Beginners training towards PE-12 or PA-12 skillsE-24 (*)0 to 20 metresBeginners or PE-12, training towards PE-20 or PA-20 skillsE-24 (*)0 to 40 metresPE-20 or PA…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article L333-9

Major sporting events are broadcast under the conditions defined by articles 20-2 and 20-3 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sports equipment

Article R312-6

The percentage referred to in article L. 312-3 is set at 20% of the expenditure likely to be subsidised or, in the absence of such expenditure, 20% of the total cost excluding taxes of the sports faci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-18

The tests are marked from 0 to 20.Each mark is assigned the coefficient laid down for the corresponding test.Marks of less than 7/20, with the exception of that obtained in the optional language test,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-30

The test is marked from 0 to 20. The certificate of achievement mentioned in article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article R624-17

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 622-20, the mandataire judiciaire shall give formal notice to the defaulting member or shareholder by registered letter with acknowledgement o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

…ns of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March 2021 C(2021) 1902, 9 December 2020 C(2020) 9072, 20 May 2020…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-31

…shall refer the matter to the regional audit chamber, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1612-20, when the accounts of the municipal or inter-municipal public establishment show a deficit in the…

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