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Showing 81418150 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable in the event of non-compliance with house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-20

In accordance with the provisions of articles 141-2 and 142-8, if the person under investigation voluntarily evades the obligations of house arrest with electronic surveillance, the investigating judg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-31

…r custody of a child, to deliver, free of charge or for consideration, their child, ward or apprentice under the age of sixteen years to persons exercising the professions referred to in article L. 71…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-18

…commissaire and the procureur de la République and filed with the court registry, the non-performance of the plan by the assignee. For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 642-11, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Reimbursement of disability-related expenses

Article R2123-22-3

…sentation of a statement of expenses and is limited, per month, to the amount of the maximum allowance likely to be paid to the mayor of a municipality of less than 500 inhabitants pursuant to the sca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-34-3

…poses of 2° of I of Article L. 612-35-1 and subject to the third paragraph of this Article, the police measures ordered by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be published for a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-50-1

For the purposes of XII of Article L. 612-40 and subject to the second paragraph below, the Enforcement Committee's decisions are published for at least five years in the AMF's official register, whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-81

In each medico-social establishment or service or autonomous cosmetic surgery facility, the legal representative of the establishment organises the collection of reports relating to healthcare-associa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47

…r an opinion sent to him: 1° Small kindergartens : establishments with a capacity of twenty-four places or less; 2° Kindergartens: establishments with a capacity of between twenty-five and fifty-nine…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Municipal authorities.

Article D2573-20

…ynesia". V. - For the application of article R. 2221-86, the words: "corporate income tax" are replaced by the words: "corporate income tax". VI. - Articles R. 2221-24, R. 2221-30 and R. 2221-96 are a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-5

I. - Part Four of the General Code of Territorial Authorities is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the conditions set out in this article.II. - Book II is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the f…

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