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Showing 18511860 of 28570 articles for Art. 25 mai 1972

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article R2512-27

…mmune of Paris (special budget of the Préfecture de Police) and are subject, pursuant to Article L. 2512-25, a contribution from the départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-2

Where the provisions of article 132-25 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement judge shall set the terms and conditions for the execution of the semi-liberty or work release by an order that is no…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-51

…Articles L. 623-17 or L. 623-20, the applicant must justify that the conditions of l'article L. 623-25 sont remplies. The president may authorise the bailiff to make any useful observations with a vie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-20

…latter, or 40% less when the lock-up period provided for by the plan, pursuant to articles L. 3332-25 and L. 3332-26, is ten years or more.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Withdrawal of communes

Article L5216-11

…ommunal cooperation. This withdrawal is carried out under the conditions set out in article L. 5211-25-1 and may not result in the population of the agglomeration community falling below the threshold…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Urban policy allocation

Article R2334-38

…ntributes to the financing of investment projects, the provisions of articles R. 2334-22 to R. 2334-25 and articles R. 2334-28 to R. 2334-31 shall apply to it. Similarly, it may not have the effect of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions

Article R4443-1-1

…ropriate, to Articles 640 to 647 of the Code of Civil Procedure of New Caledonia or Articles 24 and 25 of Deliberation No 2001-200 AFP of 4 December 2001 on the Code of Civil Procedure of French Polyn…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cooperation between the armed forces health service and other health care providers

Article R6147-145

I.-The health professionals and psychologists referred to in article 44 of law no. 85-772 of 25 July 1985 containing various provisions of a social nature, who come under the provisions of article L.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Portion of the contract performed by third parties

Article L3114-9

The concession granting authority may require tenderers:1° To entrust to small and medium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

…branches referred to in Article L. 532-18-1 in respect of services provided within the territory of mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin.

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