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Showing 381390 of 44338 articles for Art. CE 24-2-2017 n° 387972

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Installation aid

Article R444-24

Installation aid may only be granted in respect of services subject to tariffs and for a maximum period of thirty-six months following that of installation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article R2512-24

The main budget comprises a budget for the Commune of Paris and a special budget for the Police Prefecture. Each of these budgets is made up of an operating section and an investment section. These tw…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-24

…diary association for each full-time position occupied. Where appropriate, the amount of aid is reduced in proportion to the number of jobs filled. Its base amount, the maximum amount of the modulated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-24

The pharmacist in charge and the interim pharmacist(s) in charge of the Agence nationale de santé publique are appointed by the Director General of this establishment.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions applicable to the automatic release under constraint provided for in II of article 720

Article D147-24

Release under constraint as of right is applicable even when proceedings are pending before the sentence enforcement courts. On the other hand, it does not apply to persons undergoing sentence adjustm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-2

The monthly advance payment provided for in article R. 6341-40 is equal to the minimum amount set in article D. 6341-24-3 for jobseekers on a training course paid on the basis of their previous salary…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-24

…signatures as the original is immediately given to the debtor. This delivery is equivalent to service.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Forfeiture rules

Article L518-24

Subject to III of articles L. 312-20 of this Code, L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Code, sums deposited in any capacity whatsoever with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consign…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article LO6321-24

Each year, the President reports to the Territorial Council, in a special report, on the situation of the local authority, the activity and financing of the various departments of the local authority…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-24

If the owner or keeper does not submit his sample intact within the time limit set by the examining magistrate, the sample is no longer taken into account. In this case, the two experts are assigned t…

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