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Showing 221230 of 28855 articles for Art. 31 May 2005

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure

Article R1418-31

In order to carry out its missions, the Agence de la biomédecine may in particular: 1° Acquire the necessary movable or immovable property; 2° Allocate grants, loans or advances from its own budget to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-31

…assignment or pledging of business receivables to the lending credit institution or finance company may give rise to the issue by the latter of securities intended to mobilise all or part of the credi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 10: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R641-31

…ne has been appointed. Even in the absence of a prior request for restitution, the juge-commissaire may be seized by the liquidator. II.-In the event of a claim on the price of the assets pursuant to…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-31

…fit of division and discussion against the creditor. The default of the travel and tourism operator may result either from filing for bankruptcy, or from a summons to pay by bailiff's writ or register…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-9

…e-existing images. However, where the contract has not yet been concluded, the initial contribution may, on a provisional basis, give rise to a firm and manifest commitment by the publisher(s).The con…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Borrower information

Article L312-31

…and information on the new reference rate is also available at the creditor's premises, the parties may agree in the credit agreement that this information is provided periodically to the borrower.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 311-19

Derogations from the 50% threshold may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, up to a limit of 60% and at the justified request of the production company, f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Development of the innovation partnership

Article R2172-31

…hase and the means to be used to achieve them. The initial conditions of the innovation partnership may not be substantially modified on this occasion;2° Either to terminate the innovation partnership…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-31

…f the polling station.The officers of the meeting shall rule provisionally on any difficulties that may arise in the course of the proceedings; their decisions shall state the reasons on which they ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operation.

Article R6152-310

The following persons may not sit on the Disciplinary Board for a given case1° The spouse of the practitioner concerned or a person related to him or her by blood or marriage up to and including the f…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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