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Showing 121130 of 16352 articles for Art. CE 29-6-2020 n° 434521

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-29

In the case provided for in section 19, third paragraph, of the law of 29 November 1966, the price of the shares is determined, in the absence of agreement between the parties, in accordance with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

To benefit from partial payment of the early retirement allowance by the State, the employee must meet the following conditions: 1° The employee has personally signed up to the early retirement scheme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-29

…ls or non-hospital organisations in the sector. These activities give rise to the payment of allowances for participation in competitive examinations, teaching and staff training.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-29

Files and correspondence relating to certification procedures are drawn up in French or in a language of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-29

The budget of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service comprises an investment section and an operating section. The investment section may include programme authorisations and payment…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-29

The fact that any trader requires or receives from the consumer, directly or indirectly, any payment or commitment to pay, for any reason and in any form whatsoever, before expiry of the withdrawal pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Basis, rates and exemptions for tourist tax.

Article L2333-29

The tourist tax is levied on people who are not domiciled in the commune.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-29

…he building from another building; 2° The classification of materials and construction elements for certain parts of the building; 3° Smoke extraction rules.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Final provisions.

Article R5221-29

An order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specifies the conditions for applying th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Fishery products

Article R412-29

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of the Council of the European Communities of 21 June 1989, as amended,…

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