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Showing 22712280 of 3917 articles for Art. 31 January 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3842-1

…n New Caledonia.Article L. 3421-5 is applicable in its wording resulting from Act No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L5542-2

…licable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018. The application of this article is limited to military healthcare professionals accomp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-9

…a retention service offered by the single body under conditions that comply with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, files and freedoms and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Par…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article R2334-5-1

…ion of the urban free zones taken into account are, in the neighbourhoods and zones existing on 1st January of the year preceding that for which the urban solidarity and social cohesion grant is paid,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-2

…f the Social Security Code and the contribution provided for in Article 14 of Order No. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 on the repayment of the social debt are aggregated. Contributions other than the social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use

Article R3262-5

…getable retailer during the calendar year to which they refer and for a period of two months from 1 January of the following year. No vouchers issued during the current year may be used by the employe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-7

…ions and its resources in an annual report drawn up pursuant to Article 21 of Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and independent public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Centre d'action sociale de la ville de Paris (R).

Article R2512-4

…of Paris social action centre is subject to the provisions of article 28 of decree no. 69-83 of 27 January 1969 on public administration regulations relating to the organisation and remit of the Pari…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-3

…ion on market capitalisation provided for in IIa of this article. This contribution is payable on 1 January of each year and is based on the gross annual amount of buybacks carried out during the prev…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-3

…ugust 2017 L. 133-28 Law no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-29 to L. 133-38Act no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 133-39 to L. 133-41Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-42 to L. 133-44Order no.…

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