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Showing 881890 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-46

The payment mandate must be issued in the name of the original creditor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-40

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-47

The President of the Corsican Executive Council attaches the warrants and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in Articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-14

…t is calculated in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 2121-1, R. 2121-3, R. 2121-4, R. 2121-5, R. 2121-6 and R. 2121-7 of the French Public Procurement Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-4-4

Within two months of its referral, the group of experts submits a report to the Minister responsible for labour on the economic and social effects likely to result from the extension of the agreement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L613-43

…ority on a consolidated basis, it shall carry out the assessment referred to in I of Article L. 613-41 within the framework of the college of resolution authorities set up pursuant to the second parag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35-3

…ad of the internal structure. However, annual leave not taken as a result of the leave mentioned in 4°, 5° and 6° of article R. 6152-35 and in article R. 6152-41 is carried over, up to a limit of twen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-35-3

Non-voting preference shares may be created by a capital increase or by conversion of ordinary shares already issued. They may be converted into ordinary shares. Non-voting preferred shares may not re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-43

I. - The provisions of article L. 532-21-3 are applicable to AIFM established in third countries.II. - The provisions of Article L. 532-25-1 are applicable to portfolio management companies which mana…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-46

…copy of the relevant cooperation arrangements it has entered into in accordance with Articles L. 214-24-1 and L. 532-36 to the host Member States of the asset management company concerned.The Autorit…

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