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Showing 30213030 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-7

…for by the regulatory technical standard adopted pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article 45 of Directive 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R754-1

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 Octobe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection and environment

Article R1523-2

…ll apply in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2021-684 of 28 May 2021; II. - In Articles R. 1333-12, R. 1333-19, R. 1333-20, R. 1333-21, R. 1333-3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

…ditors; 19° the internal rules governing contracts, and the composition of the Contracts Committee; 20° The nature of the contracts that the Chief Executive Officer may enter into without the prior an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…ings and participation in economic interest groupings, public interest groupings and organisations; 20° The nature of legal actions, settlements and debt remissions for which the Chief Executive Offic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-6

…the like1. ShowersIn indoor swimming pools, the number of showers is at least :One shower for every 20 bathers for a maximum instantaneous attendance of 200 people or less ;6 + F/50 above;- F being th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…Code and taken out in the course of a professional activity, reduced by a proportional allowance of 20% for sums, values or annuities from the contracts mentioned in 1 of I bis and meeting the conditi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…safety and working conditions under the conditions provided for in articles R. 114-58 and R. 114-69;20° Proposals for occupational health and safety inspections, as provided for in Article R. 114-75;2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…act that does not include the compulsory information provided for in Articles L. 1254-14 or L. 1254-20 ; 6° Entering into a freelance administration contract that does not include all the clauses and…

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