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Showing 28112820 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L783-4

…of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order no. 2010 76 of 21 January 2010 L. 613-20-7 Ordinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-24 Order no. 2014-1332 of 6 November 2014 L. 613-25 Order no. 2019-964 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and operation of regional and inter-regional councils and disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article R4142-4

The portion of the fees set aside for the operation of the regional councils is paid by the departmental councils to the Conseil national de l'ordre, which sets up a common fund, managed by the Consei…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-4

…its care; 3° Enriching national collections by acquiring cultural property on behalf of the State; 4° The design and implementation of educational and dissemination activities aimed at ensuring equal…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to shooting licences issued by delegated federations

Article R131-47

…wn by the sports federation that has been delegated by the Minister for Sport under article L. 131-14 from persons registered in the national automated nominative file of persons banned from acquiring…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guaranteeing employees' purchasing power.

Article L3231-4

The guarantee of employees' purchasing power provided for in 1° of article L. 3231-2 is ensured by indexing the minimum growth wage to changes in the national consumer price index established as a ref…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-46

Companies for the liberal practice of industrial property attorneys are subject to the provisions relating to the obligations, guarantee and discipline applicable to the profession of industrial prope…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-49

A partner temporarily banned from practising his profession retains, for the duration of his sentence, his status as a partner with all the rights and obligations arising therefrom, with the exception…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-47

The partner of a private practice company set up to practise the profession of industrial property attorney may be excluded from it in the event of a final disciplinary sanction having the effect of t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-48

…e price at which the shares are bought back is determined under the conditions set out in article 1843-4 of the Civil Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-42

Deeds and documents intended for third parties, in particular letters, invoices, advertisements and various publications, emanating from a company for the liberal practice of industrial property attor…

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