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Showing 29112920 of 3926 articles for Art. 20 mars 1991

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-1

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-10

The General Meeting shall draw up its own rules of procedure, adopted by a two-thirds majority, which shall set out in particular:1° The rules governing the operation of the General Meeting and the Ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-6

…40 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For their application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-21

…gn as defined by article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 30 March 2007, their use in the professional field(s) concerned and the objective of ensuring consistency bet…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-12

…ne hand, public information on the existence of the security measures referred to in Article L. 331-20 of this code and, secondly, the signing of voluntary agreements likely to contribute to remedying…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Effect on insurance contracts of the requisition of goods and services.

Article L160-7

…he limits of the requisition, and to the extent of the liability of the State as defined in article 20 of the aforementioned order no. 59-63 of 6 January 1959.The suspension provided for in the previo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-3

…the group of undertakings benefiting from an exemption from disclosure may not represent more than 20% of the gross non-life insurance premiums written by all the undertakings mentioned in article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-10

…s paid during each corresponding additional training period carried out pursuant to article R. 6153-20 remain identical to those of the immediately preceding training period.When one or more additiona…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1521-1

…scheme are replaced by references to the social security scheme provided for byOrder no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-11

…egal entities administering an occupational pension institution mentioned in article 8 of order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006 relating to supplementary occupational pensions;g) Persons whose principal…

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