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Showing 20512060 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article R112-2

…R. 112-1. It sets out the factual situation in accordance with 1° du II de l'article 9 de la loi n° 2014-1545 du 20 décembre 2014 relative aux droits des citoyens dans leurs relations avec les adminis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions for airports

Article L5125-7

…e opening of an additional pharmacy may be authorised under the same conditions for each additional 20,000,000 passengers per year.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV bis : The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article L7124-19

…ook IV of Part One of the present Code, subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles L. 7124-20 to L. 7124-22 of the same code. This public body is responsible for implementing article L. 412-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules

Article R1251-7

For the application of article L. 1251-46, before the 20th of each month, the temporary employment agency sends Pôle emploi a statement of the assignment contracts concluded during the previous month(…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-11

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 111-20 of the Code de l'Entrée et du Séjour des Etrangers et du Droit d'Asile (Code on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum), t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-11

…the budget for the financial year just ended; 3° Authorise the settlements provided for in articles 2044 to 2058 of the French Civil Code, in excess of a fixed amount; 4° Authorises, in excess of a fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-2

…udentiel et de résolution receives an application for authorisation pursuant to I of Article L. 613-20-4, it shall give its decision no later than six months from receipt of the complete application.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-37

…terested party may claim them until the expiry of the periods provided for in III of Article L. 312-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Debts of the deceased

Article 773

…fying their existence at that time, in the form and according to the rules determined in article L. 20 of the Book of Tax Procedures; 2° Debts granted by the deceased in favour of his heirs or interpo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-23

…in a), a general-purpose investment fund may increase the limit of exposure to a single contract to 20% when, in accordance with the fund rules or the articles of association of the general-purpose in…

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