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Showing 22112220 of 19750 articles for Art. CE 25-5-1988 n° 81512

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-5

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 5212-2, the perimeter of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment may be set by order of the State representative in the department whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R4211-54

…carry out the activities mentioned in Article R. 4211-53 is sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by any means giving a date certain,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

…um of six days from the date set for the hearing, if he or she considers, on the basis of the evidence presented before him or her and discussed in the presence of both parties, that there are serious…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Micro-enterprise scheme

Article 50-0

1. For the taxation of their profits, companies whose turnover excluding tax, adjusted if necessary in proportion to the operating time during the reference year, does not exceed, in the previous cale…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-5-1

…L. 524-6-6 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. 3. Undertaking by the declarant The undersigned certifies on his or her honour that the information contained in this declaration is accurate and th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5

…f seats they have on the Board of Directors or Supervisory Board, this number being rounded up if necessary. Seats are allocated in proportion to the capital held by each local authority or grouping.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-5

France Compétences is a national public institution with legal personality and financial autonomy. It is responsible for1° To pay funds to the skills operators mentioned in article L. 6332-1 for addit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-5-2

…with its images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEX…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-5-1

…with its images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEX…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article D6323-14-5

When the funding from the allocation mentioned in I of article D. 6123-26-1 is not sufficient to cover a request for a professional transition project, the regional interprofessional joint committee m…

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