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Showing 72717280 of 9215 articles for Art. 8 janv. 1997

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2312-1

…own Council, under the conditions set out in the rules of procedure provided for in article L. 2121-8. This debate is recorded in a specific resolution. In municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-4

…t include the following documents: 1° The documents referred to in 4° to 7°, and, where applicable, 8°, 10° and 11°, designated in article A. 311-3, updated, original or reconstituted by a project man…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2312-18

…e, and information on the methodology and content of the indicators provided for in article L. 1142-8 of this code.The information transmitted to the Committee on a recurring basis is made available t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-7

…olice prefect, as well as the representatives of the intelligence services mentioned in articles L. 811-2 and L. 811-4 of the Internal Security Code designated for this purpose by a decree of the Cons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-4

…rovided for in article L. 4211-1 of the Defence Code or required in application of articles L. 3131-8 or L. 3131-9 and who have passed the examination for the fifth year of dental studies are authoris…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-38

…description of the victim's losses, in particular any expenses incurred as a result of the accident;8° Her social security registration number and the address of the health insurance fund to which she…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-111

…ous disclosures to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution required by Articles L. 310-8 and R. 310-6-1, to keep at its head office the accounting books, registers or files provided for i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-33

…covery plan pursuant to Article L. 352-7, or a short-term financing plan pursuant to Article L. 352-8, the plan must include, for the next three financial years, a detailed description of the followin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between a supplementary occupational pension fund and an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-9

The file referred to in 1° of article L. 370-8 shall include the following information: 1° The written agreement between the supplementary occupational pension fund and the institution for occupationa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-73

…nufacture of models and media intended to present the initial visual and sound elements of the work;8° Expenses relating to the search for and pre-selection of performers;9° Expenses relating to exper…

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