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Showing 791800 of 28488 articles for Art. 26 mai 1981

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-167-1

…ter III (line 10) of the table in the first part of the annex to the decree no. 81-778 of 13 August 1981 referred to above.

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

Article L532-18-2

…es L. 632-1 to L. 632-6, L. 632-12 to L. 632-15-1 and L. 632-16, as well as those of Articles 14 to 26 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public interest groups (R)

Article D1115-5

The provisions of Title II of decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955 on the codification and amendment of texts relating to the economic and financial control of the State and, where applicable, those of dé…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-1

…sulting from Decree no. 2017-896 of 9 May 2017 R. 742-15, R. 742-16 to R. 742-22, R. 742-25, R. 742-26, R. 742-42, R. 742-44, R. 742-45 to R. 742-50, R. 742-52 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-14

…se, as well as the economic and financial control of the State provided for by decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955 codifying, in application of law no. 55-360 of 3 April 1955 and amending the texts relat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1774

…prived of civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 131-26 and 131-26-1 of the Criminal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-2

Articles R. 4127-1 to R. 4127-21, R. 4127-23 to R. 4127-84 and R. 4127-95 to R. 4127-112 are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L784-10

…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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L783-10

…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 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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