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Showing 27312740 of 3264 articles for Art. 24 mars 1998

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

…for which the State has exercised the options provided for in Article 4 of Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April 1972; d) the State has exercised these powers only in respect of military vehicles which ar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R391-1

…e Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Section 2 of Chapter III, Title II, Articles R. 324-4 and R. 334-48, Section 10 of Chapter IV and Titles V, VI and VII. "Article R. 310-4 is applicab…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the eligibility of feature films

Article 912-1

By way of derogation from article 211-6, works initially intended for initial screening in cinemas and which, due to the ban on admission to cinemas, are subject, until the end of the state of health…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 B

An annual tax is introduced on electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy located in inland waters, the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone.The tax is paid by the operat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-8

Any proprietary medicinal product or any other medicinal product manufactured industrially or by a method involving an industrial process, as well as any generator, kit or precursor which is not the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-59

The Bureau of CCI France consists of ten to fifteen members, each of its members having one vote, namely:A President and three Vice-Presidents;A Secretary;A Treasurer;A Deputy Treasurer.Each holder of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-1

For the application of articles L. 2152-1 and L. 2152-4, companies are considered to be members, whether or not they employ salaried staff, if they pay a membership fee, in accordance with the rules l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-5

…No. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, and No. 2017-631 of 25 April 2017, with the exception of Articles R. 1244-1 and R. 1244-6, and subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-A.-At 3° of Article R. 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors.

Article D2573-7

I. - The provisions of the section of Chapter II of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article D5842-3

…s of Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-17 of this same code, or who may claim the benefit of Article L. 241-3 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles" are replaced by the words: "covered by the pr…

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