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Showing 12411250 of 3674 articles for Art. 23 mars 1983

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-138

…ast conventional mortgage registered prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2006-346 du 23 mars 2006, into a rechargeable mortgage, according to the following scale:Tranches of assessment…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-5

…nd special education, to which the provisions of section 2 of title II of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between municip…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-3

…he last paragraph of article L. 1225-44, the words: "on the entry into force of law no. 2006-340 of 23 March 2006 on equal pay for men and women" are replaced by the words: "on 1st January 2018".

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-2

…provisions of article L. 1522-3 are not applicable to semi-public companies created prior to 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7 juillet 1983 précitée, provided that they do…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3833-1

…provisions of Articles L. 3833-2 and L. 3833-3 in their wording resulting from Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for the justice system.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Monitoring working hours

Article D212-17

…the Labour Code, with the exception of establishments covered by Decree No. 83-1111 of 19 December 1983. The provisions of this section apply, with the exception of articles D. 212-21, D. 212-22 and…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3826-3

…3 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for the justice system.Article L. 3353-4 is applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-4

The provisions of article L. 2335-2 are not applicable in the event of financial difficulties arising, for a municipality, from its shareholding in the capital of a local semi-public company or from t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-39

Notwithstanding article 223-23, distribution companies have a period of thirty months to exhibit the works in cinemas. This period runs from:1° 19 May 2021 for aid granted between 1 March 2020 and 19…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Credit and investment institutions

Article L773-11

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fields of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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