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Showing 11911200 of 28351 articles for Art. 28 mai 1997

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144-5

…the spouses subject to the application of the provisions of Article 123 of Decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 where one of the spouses is in receipt of legal aid.Failing specification in the ag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Local investment support grant

Article R2334-39

…es R. 2334-22 to R. 2334-26, the second paragraph of article R. 2334-27 as well as articles R. 2334-28 to R. 2334-31 are applicable to it.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2391-18

…ns 1 and 2 of this chapter as well as article R. 2191-27 and the first paragraph of article R. 2191-28 do not apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article R773-38

…able:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 551-1 to R. 551-3n° 2019-1248 of 28 November 2019

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Public offerings

Article D764-1

…Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 411-2-1 and D. 411-4No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article R774-38

…able:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 551-1 to R. 551-3n° 2019-1248 of 28 November 2019

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-35

…4 exempts him from the payment of the compensatory leave indemnity, provided for in article L. 3141-28, in the event of termination of the employment contract of an employee who has been with the comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-6

…ility to perform said duties. The court hearing the liability action provided for in article L. 214-28 may, at the request of any unitholder, order the dismissal of the directors of the management com…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-10

…signing. If they refuse to sign the report, this is noted on the report. In accordance with Article 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 61-1 of the same code is applicable when a person in r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-30

…the same conditions as the full members.The natural or legal persons referred to in Article D. 1432-28, responsible for proposing or appointing full and alternate representatives, shall communicate th…

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