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Showing 89018910 of 12238 articles for Art. 7 févr. 1996

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-14

…the results for the financial year; 6° The annual activity report drawn up by the Director General; 7° The categories of agreements which, because of their nature or the financial amount involved, mus…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Promotion

Article R113-13

…t years' actual service in this category or in a category of the same level and having reached step 7; d) For the higher grade in category 3: eight years' actual service in this category or in a categ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R261-6

…works; 6° A person qualified in the field of distribution of cinematographic and audiovisual works; 7° A person qualified in the management of authors' interests; 8° A person qualified in the ownershi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-11

…ted to trading on a regulated market, the report mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 225-37 state and, where applicable, explain the following items where they are likely to have an impact i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

…h energy and vitality; 6° Containing additives that impart colouring properties to smoke emissions; 7° Containing additives which facilitate the inhalation or absorption of nicotine; 8° Containing add…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-2

…count, where applicable, the exceptions made to these conditions, in particular by articles L. 4111-7 and L. 4141-3-1, as well as by article 8 of law no. 71-1026 of 24 December 1971 amending the publi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16-1

…ncing requirements, including a description of the recovery plan referred to in V of Article R. 441-7-4 where applicable; 5° An assessment of the risks to which members and beneficiaries may be expose…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2631-1

…to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose;2° The first paragraph of article R. 2143-7 is worded as follows:"Applicants established in the local authority produce the certificates issue…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Access to electricity or natural gas consumption data

Article D224-26

…ice that can be read remotely and as defined in the first paragraphs of articles L. 341-4 et L. 453-7 of the Energy Code, the electricity or natural gas supplier shall make available in a secure area…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Consequential acts

Article 862

…f the first and penultimate paragraphs of this article in respect of the documents mentioned in 5°, 7° and 7° bis of 2 of article 635.

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