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Showing 12311240 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-166-1

…ssociated with its corporate form, pursuant to Article L. 224-2 or Council Regulation (EC) no. 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company, below which the share capital may not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-9

…this provision, it shall inform the European Commission in accordance with Article 46b 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-4

…when they have been manufactured by an establishment not authorised under Article 13.1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001. In the case of reference m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic aid (R)

Article R4253-4

…l structures of representative trade union organisations, pursuant to Article 10 of amended Law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-30

…ponsible and the additional time for which they are responsible pursuant to article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 relating to the organisation and reduction of working time in the State c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-30

…e and the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to the article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 relating to the organisation and reduction of working time in the State c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by registration

Article L513-1

…tended by periods of five years up to a maximum of twenty-five years.Designs filed before 1 October 2001 remain protected, without possible extension, for a period of twenty-five years from their fili…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

…ing image industries. These grants constitute subsidies within the meaning ofarticle 9-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, and the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General safety obligation

Article L421-7

…rence is published in the Official Journal of the European Union pursuant to article 4 of Directive 2001/95/EC of 3 December 2001 on general product safety; 2° Other French standards; 3° European Comm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the Board of Directors (R)

Article R1424-17

…of which they are an ex officio member are reimbursed under the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2001-654 of 19 July 2001 setting the terms and conditions for payment of expenses incurred in connec…

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