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Showing 851860 of 2410 articles for Art. 25 janv. 1977

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article L714-8

…o confer protection under the Geneva Conventions and, where applicable, the Additional Protocols of 1977.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section.

Article R2331-4

…road transport services in connection with railways, are determined by decree no. 77-785 of 13 July 1977 relating to the levying of temporary local surcharges.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-9

…d to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant in application of the provisions prior to 8 July 1977 enjoy, for life, the rights and prerogatives defined in articles L. 4241-1 and L. 4243-1. The "…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-58

…nd 2 of the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, signed in Strasbourg on 27 January 1977, the offence of association de malfaiteurs with a view to the commission of these offences, or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-5

…2135-10, subject to the adaptations provided for inArticle 20 of Order No. 77-1102 of 26 September 1977 extending and adapting various provisions relating to social affairs to the Department of Saint…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-7

…ocial Security Code as well as the fund mentioned in article 3 of order no. 77-1102 of 26 September 1977 extending and adapting various provisions relating to social affairs to the department of Saint…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-5

I.-Within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes shall collect the proceeds…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-43

The public prosecutor who registers the person in the file pursuant to 1° to 4° of article 706-25-4, or the examining magistrate pursuant to 5° of article 706-25-4, shall at the same time register the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-25 to L. 224-25-26 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal en…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis of assessment and settlement

Article 674

Less than €25 may not be levied in cases where the sums and values would not produce €25 of proportional duty or tax or progressive duty.

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