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Showing 26512660 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-38

In the event of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 222-5, L. 222-7 to L. 222-18, R. 222-20, R. 222-31 and R. 222-32 as well as the provisions of the sports agents' regulations issued on the bas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-21

…ed for by article 712-19 or the withdrawal or revocation of the measure provided for by article 712-20, refusing to start or continue the treatment prescribed by the treating doctor and offered to him…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-8

…grity and security, the personal data and information mentioned in 2° of the appendix to Decree no. 2010-236 of 5 March 2010 within eight days of the transmission by the authorised and sworn agents me…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II. Declarations made by insurance companies, provident institutions, associations and mutual societies

Article 1649 ter

…h year in respect of these contracts:1° For non-redeemable life insurance contracts taken out since 20 November 1991, the cumulative amount of premiums paid between the policyholder's seventieth birth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-15-2

I. - When an eligible financial security or money market instrument referred to in article L. 214-20 includes a financial contract which simultaneously meets the three conditions mentioned below, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R221-70

…gs Plan under the Insurance Code are life insurance operations which come under classes of activity 20, 22, 23 and 26 of article R. 321-1 of this code and which include a surrender value or reduction…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…hers working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines and article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 4: Provisions common to the remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-34

…se.With the exception of the remuneration provided for in Articles R. 663-4 and R. 663-18 to R. 663-20 and authorised advance payments, they are not collected until they have been stopped.The remunera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

…ons provided for in this Chapter and with the exception of articles R. 3115-16, R. 3115-17, R. 3115-20-1 and R. 3115-65. Articles R. 3115-3, R. 3115-3-1, R. 3115-4, R. 3115-5, R. 3115-15-1, R. 3115-26…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Drawing up lists of candidates

Article R4031-30

…trade union organisation has been authorised to submit lists, which include a number of candidates 20% higher than the number of members of the assembly of the regional union to be elected, rounded u…

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