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Showing 70517060 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Classification of liens

Article 2332-3

…n of the other liens;2° The lien of the lessor of immovable property, who was unaware of the existence of the other liens;3° The lien of the conservator, where the costs of conservation are prior to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-2

…ives: 1° The number of their employees at the date of publication of the draft constitution, in France college by college and in the other Member States ; 2° Where the European Cooperative Society is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-22

…th comprises no more than fifteen members elected from the plenary assembly of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy referred to in Article D. 1446-8, including : a) No more than two members…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-2

…orité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that the firm: 1. Has its registered office and effective management in France ; 2. Has, taking into account the nature of the service it wis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Intra-Community transactions involving new or second-hand means of transport

Article 298 sexies

…f more than 1,550 kilograms and motorised land vehicles with a cubic capacity of more than 48 cubic centimetres or a power of more than 7.2 kilowatts, intended for the transport of persons or goods, w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-2

…nts mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 230-3 and whose state of health requires the use of a substance or method on the list of prohibited substances mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 232-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

…y relate to buildings used for residential purposes for at least three quarters of their total surface area and the construction of which had been completed on the date of disposal (2).However, the am…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Publicity and entry into force

Article L2131-2

…ncil or decisions taken by delegation of the town council pursuant to article L. 2122-22 with the exception of:a) Deliberations relating to road and parking fee tariffs, the classification, downgradin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R772-2

…or the application of Chapters I and II of Title VI of Book V in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° References to Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-6

In order to facilitate the recording of criminal offences, the gathering of evidence relating to these offences and the search for the perpetrators, the national police and national gendarmerie servic…

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