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Showing 26112620 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

…after the time limit for opposition has expired, in the exceptional cases provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1b: Special provisions applicable to beneficiaries of the insurance allowance following resignation

Article L5426-1-2

…eases to be payable. The agreements relating to unemployment insurance mentioned in article L. 5422-20 define the conditions under which the beneficiary may benefit from the resumption of payment of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-9

…covered by the extension of the scope of application of the agreements mentioned in article L. 5422-20 outside national territory;5° Taxes of any kind that are allocated in whole or in part to the bod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-1

…ion provisions provided for in II: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 112-5-1 Act 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 112-6 Act no . 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 112-6-1-A Act no . 2017-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-1

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 112-5-1 law no. 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 112-6 Act no . 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 112-6-1-A Act no . 2017-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-15

…until the situation has been rectified in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 131-20 to R. 131-22 or, failing this, for five years from the date of the injunction. It shall inform by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-12

…pledgor, the pledge of the pledged account or securities provided for in IV and V of article L. 211-20 is realised: 1° For sums in any currency, directly by transfer of full ownership to the pledgee;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R548-4

…of of its registration as a payment institution agent in the register referred to in article R. 612-20 . II. - Before 30 June, the equity investment intermediary publishes on its website an activity r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Exercise of control

Article R784-6

…le:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-22, R. 612-24 and R. 612-25No. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-26No. 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-27n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 201…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…16. Leptospirosis; 17. Listeriosis; 18. Orthopox viruses, including smallpox; 19. Native malaria; 20. Imported malaria in overseas departments; 21. Plague; 22. Poliomyelitis; 23. Rabies; 24. Measles…

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