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Showing 11011110 of 2966 articles for Art. 22 Jul 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-410

…establishments, be recruited as contract practitioners:1° Practitioners governed by the decrees of 22 September 1965 relating to dental care, teaching and research centres, n° 72-360 of 20 April 1972…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 bis D

…payment deadlines, as provided for in amended articles 11, 12 and 13 of law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 relating to the terms and conditions of application of the privatisations decided by laws no. 8…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article L333-9

…broadcast under the conditions defined by articles 20-2 and 20-3 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions applicable to privatisation operations

Article 248 F

…pplicable in the context of the transactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communica…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-7

Contracts entered into prior to 1 January 1986 between a performer and a producer of an audiovisual work or their assignees shall be subject to the foregoing provisions in respect of the modes of expl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-544

…the organisation of work in the establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, with the exception of those of…

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

Article L331-13

…e member of the authority designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication shall be responsible for carrying out the mission provided for in p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-5

…determined by the agreement provided for in articles 28 and 33-1 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication;3° Proceeds from financial penalties imposed by the Autorité de Rég…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article D4626-1

…lth, social and medico-social establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 containing special provisions relating to the hospital civil service, subject to the provisions…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-15

…udiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication of the action taken on the procedure transmitted.

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