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Showing 30413050 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-34

…ning of article L. 356-1 of the Insurance Code, a group within the meaning of III of article L. 511-20 comprising at least one entity mentioned in 1° bis or 1° ter of article L. 561-2, or a mixed grou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L2271-1

…ticle L. 5312-3 ; b) Approval of the unemployment insurance agreements mentioned in Article L. 5422-20; c) Training plans organised by the State in application of I and II of article L. 6122-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-17

…l of consular higher education establishments. Where applicable, and notwithstanding Article L. 225-20, the civil liability of representatives of local authorities on the board of directors of a consu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-72

…which the sale was made or the proceeds realised, at the latest, and investments of its cash up to 20% of the net asset value of the fund.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-1

…munitions and explosives;3° In pyrotechnic decontamination sites covered byarticle 1 of decree no. 2005-1325 of 26 October 2005 as amended relating to safety rules applicable to work carried out as p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-16

…erned is less than 80,000 euros excluding tax; b) The aggregate value of these lots does not exceed 20% of the total estimated value of all the lots; 3° A contract for social services and other specif…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

…ents, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…ents, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3a: Departmental Mobilisation Fund for Integration

Article L3334-16-2

…Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. It is endowed with €500 million per year.As of 1 January 2019, the territorial collectivity of French Guiana and the Department of Mayotte and, as of 1 Janua…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Controls on certain operations carried out within the European Community.

Article 65 A bis

1° Under the derogating provisions of Article 2a, the customs administration is authorised to check the quantity, quality, markings, packaging, destination or use of goods with national or Community s…

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