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Showing 12111220 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R7125-5

…sible and the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 du 25 August 2000 relatif à l'aménagement et à la réduction du temps de travail dans la fon…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate or office

Article R7227-5

…sible and the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 du 25 August 2000 relatif à l'aménagement et à la réduction du temps de travail dans la fon…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76

…r sowing work is carried out during the following periods: Poplar plantations: 10 years; Softwoods: 20 years; Hardwoods and other woods: 30 years. b bis From 1 January of the year following the promul…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-3

The measures taken by the European Commission pursuant to Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and resources

Article R411-9

…them, in particular to the State under the conditions laid down inarticle 17 of the organic law no. 2001-692 of 1 August 2001 on finance laws, for actions relating to social policies for tourism and l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-3-2

…n accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), the transfer of the registered of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-2

…accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), the transfer of the registered of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-12

…he list drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-4

…he provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001, the transfer of the registered office of a European Company registered in Fr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13-1

…n accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), the transfer of the registered of…

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