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Showing 19711980 of 2395 articles for Art. 26 Jul 1996

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L764-10

…of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-3 law no. 2005-842 of 26 July 2005 L. 451-1-4 law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-6 Act no . 2020-1508 of 3 Dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-9

…42 of 16 September 2020 L. 621-18-4 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-18-6 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 621-18-8 with the exception of its second paragraph Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-3

…ender; 5° A ban on civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of Article 131-26 of the Criminal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D744-12

…from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-206-1 and D. 214-206-2n° 2015-1204 of 29 Se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…nte-à-Pitre ;24° Centre hospitalier régional de Poitiers ;25° Centre hospitalier régional de Reims ;26° Centre hospitalier régional de Rennes ;27° Centre hospitalier régional de La Réunion ;28° Centre…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-4

…sized enterprises" and the words: "within the meaning of article 19 of amended law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft trades" are replaced by the w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

…21, the assistance provided for in II of Article 136 of the Finance Act No. 96-1181 of 30 December 1996 for 1997, the sums remaining due in respect of the payment of the retirement equivalent allowan…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-1

…gal deposit or publication in the form of a digital book, within the meaning of Law no. 2011-590 of 26 May 2011 relating to the price of digital books, are after 1 January 2016, no later than the day…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-4-4

The information document provided for in IV of Article 3 of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 contains the information set out in the attached model. Annex to article A. 132-4-4 of the French Insuran…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-5

…is considered to be a digital book publisher within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 2011-590 of 26 May 2011 relating to the price of digital books.The exploitation of the work under the conditions…

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