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Showing 31913200 of 4213 articles for Art. CE 31 Mar 2017 n° 401059

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-10

…lt of one or more malformations or developmental disorders attributable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnancy, or where applicabl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-55-2

…a public accountant. The levies are settled for each gaming season, which runs from 1st November to 31st October of the following year. No set-off is allowed between the amount of levies due in respec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-105

…ing establishment, of at least ten legal entities falling under: a)Article 1 of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy; or, b) Financing organisations or credit institut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

Pursuant to article L. 313-50, the surety guarantee mechanism covers surety commitments granted by a credit institution or finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-25-1

…by the trade union organisations and must meet the eligibility conditions laid down: 1° By article 31 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020 for the agents mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of a…

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

Article R2311-13

…ropriation are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of article L. 2311-5, the entries in the budget are justified by the production in the appendix of a forecast resul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Commencement of employment

Article R743-139-11

…one month of his appointment, the salaried clerk shall take the oath provided for in Article R. 742-31. He may only perform his duties from the day on which he takes his oath.Any salaried registrar wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-11

…n forecast are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 3312-6, the entries in the budget are justified by the production in the appendix of a forecast resul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-13

…lation sheet. This sheet and a table showing the budget outturn are drawn up by the authorising officer and approved by the accounting officer, who accompanies them either with the management account,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R4312-8

…on forecast are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 4312-9, the entries in the budget are justified by the production in the appendix of a sheet calculat…

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