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Showing 85118520 of 12238 articles for Art. 7 févr. 1996

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-1

…ithout benefiting from the special provisions mentioned in articles L. 4111-2 to L. 4111-4, L. 4111-7, L. 4112-6, L. 4131-2 to L. 4131-5 ; 2° Any person who engages in the activities defined in 1° abo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-4

…ded for in article L. 3334-6-1 and the minimum operating allocation provided for in article L. 3334-7.From 2005, the annual increase in the balance of the departments' overall operating grant after de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-1

Any person subject to the insurance obligation set out in article 7 g of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving relations between tenants and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986 , o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-5

…ice and the implementation of measures promoting access to water as provided for in article L. 2224-7-2 and 2° to 4° of article L. 2224-7-3 are transmitted by the municipality or the competent public…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-3

…e event regulations, as they result from the technical and safety rules mentioned in article R. 331-7 ; 2° Where applicable, the opinion of the delegating federation concerned under the conditions set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-10

In order to cover the management of loans and exposures referred to in articles L. 513-3 to L. 513-7, obligations foncières or other resources benefiting from the preferential right defined in article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-19

…" are mentioned;2° The reference to Article L. 355-5 is replaced by the reference to Article L. 385-7 and the reference to Article R. 355-7 is replaced by the reference to Article R. 385-18.II. - Chap…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-18

…articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increase in certain selective aids

Article 919-44

…and 223-15 for the distribution of cinematographic works other than those mentioned in article 222-7 and article 222-8, which are released in cinemas after 19 May 2021, may be increased.The increase…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600 A

…le 1600, the tax due by company directors benefiting from the scheme provided for in Article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code is calculated by applying a rate to the amount of their turnover. This…

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