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Showing 56015610 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Electronic money institutions

Article R526-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall make the notification provided for in Articles L. 526-11 and L. 526-19 within three months.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R822-73

Pursuant to

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Age requirements

Article D6222-1-2

The age of the apprentice does not prevent the signing of a new apprenticeship contract under the conditions set out in 2° of article L. 6222-11.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-36

The periods mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 6122-11 run from the date of notification of the express decision granting authorisation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…IONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 5211-16 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth paragraphs) law no. 2006-1771 of 30 December 2006 L. 5211-17-2 law no…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-17

The agreed sums must be paid within one month of the expiry of the notice period set out in article L. 211-16. If this is not the case, the unpaid sums shall automatically bear interest at half the le…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic invoicing standard

Article D2192-1

…by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European standard on electronic invoicing and the list of syntaxes under Directive 2014/55…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic invoicing standard

Article D2392-1

…by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European standard on electronic invoicing and the list of syntaxes under Directive 2014/55…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic invoicing standard

Article D3133-1

…by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European standard on electronic invoicing and the list of syntaxes under Directive 2014/55…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-18

The price or part of the price of the goods referred to in Article L. 624-16 which has not been paid, settled in value or compensated between the debtor and the buyer at the date of the judgment openi…

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