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Showing 51715180 of 9424 articles for Art. CA Versailles 14-11-1996

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Town Council

Article L2541-12

…1° The creation and abolition of permanent communal jobs in the communal administration; 2° The allocation of retirement pensions to municipal employees covered by communal pension funds; 3° The creat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-52

…issued to subscribers contain the following information: 1° The company name, followed, where applicable, by its acronym; 2° The form of the issuing company; 3° The amount of share capital ; 4° The a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-123

…the property and financial markets during the financial year; 3° An annotated description of significant events during the financial year; 4° Figures and comments on the main elements of the company's…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article R1527-1

Unless otherwise provided, for the application of the provisions of this Code to the Wallis and Futuna Islands :1° The reference to the territory replaces that of the region or department;2° The refer…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article R591-12

…531-7, R. 531-11 and R. 531-17, provided for in 1° to 7° of Article R. 591-11, apply to asylum applications registered in Martinique from the date set by the order mentioned in Article R. 591-10.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2311-6

The provisions of articles R. 2111-10 and R. 2111-11 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Definitive prices

Article R2312-10

The provisions of articles R. 2112-9 to R. 2112-11 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Arrangements for repayment of the advance

Article R2391-7

The provisions of articles R. 2191-11 and R. 2191-12 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2393-34

The provisions of articles R. 2193-11 to R. 2193-15 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-47

The provisions of Article R. 713-11 are applicable to the election of consular delegates.

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