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Showing 17511760 of 3917 articles for Art. 31 January 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-18

The provisions of articles L. 237-1 to L. 237-31 of the French Commercial Code apply in the event of the dissolution of the issuing association, subject to the provisions of the law of 1 July 1901 rel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-6

…and a fine of €7,500: 1° Failing to comply with a formal notice issued pursuant to Article L. 1333-31 ; 2° Failing to communicate, in application of article L. 1333-16 , the information required to u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-4

…it or update the information concerning it, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 31 of the same Regulation, shall be punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R50-42

…d, the prison administration shall inform the competent public prosecutor pursuant to article R. 50-31.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Historic buildings

Article D1421-8

…ents or public utility establishments are set out in the provisions of articles R. 622-26 to R. 622-31 of the French Heritage Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Erection, dismantling and lifting of frameworks.

Article R4534-98

…uspended, comply with the provisions relating to the lifting of persons set out in articles R. 4323-31 and R. 4323-32.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-14

The deliberations of the joint committee set up by article 2 of the agreement of 31 December 1958 and relating to the scope of application of the approved agreement are subject to the approval of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-81

Before 31 December each year, France Compétences sends the Minister responsible for vocational training an updated list of the national joint employment committees or joint committees that have not co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-5

…sions adopted pursuant to Directive 2008/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the protection of consumers in respect of certain aspects of timeshare, long-term ho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1223-8

…where its use is customary and consistent with the regular practice of the profession using it on 1 January 2017. This contract is concluded for an indefinite period.

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