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Showing 18911900 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-38

…event of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 222-5, L. 222-7 to L. 222-18, R. 222-20, R. 222-31 and R. 222-32 as well as the provisions of the sports agents' regulations issued on the basis of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-2

…an Central Bank on the transfer of foreign reserve assets to the European Central Bank, and Article 31 of the said Protocol relating to the management of foreign reserve assets held by the national ce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secondment contract.

Article L1251-43

…changing the term of the assignment under the conditions set out in Articles L. 1251-30 and L. 1251-31. This provision also applies to the amendment providing for the renewal of the secondment contrac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-26

…ber of such Sundays may not exceed twelve per calendar year. The list of Sundays is drawn up before 31 December for the following year. It may be amended in the same way during the year, at least two…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499-00 A

…t meets the conditions mentioned in the first paragraph for the first time must inform the owner by 31 December of the year in which it meets these conditions at the latest. The same applies if the co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

…tion measures.Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat will set the conditions under which laws no. 73-1229 of 31 December 1973, no. 75-678 of 29 July 1975 and no. 77-616 of 16 June 1977 relating to property tax…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R656-3

…id in criminal matters in New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands and Decree no. 93-1425 of 31 December 1993"; 8° In Article R. 632-7, the second paragraph reads as follows:

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-32

The association mentioned in 1° of article L. 621-31 is formed by the persons listed in the same 1°, in accordance with the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association. Only persons i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…esearchers working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines and ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 4: Provisions common to the remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-34

…d before the closure of the proceedings. Subject to the provisions of articles R. 663-13 and R. 663-31, the president of the court or his delegate shall rule in the light of a detailed account. Where…

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