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Showing 46014610 of 45698 articles for Art. Décret 81-255 du 3-3-1981

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article L314-3

For credit agreements falling within the scope of chapitres II and III du présent titre, le taux effectif global est dénommé " Taux annuel effectif global ".

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-3

…personality from the business world, chairman, appointed by order of the minister responsible for industrial property for a period of three years renewable once; 2° The director of civil affairs and t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Decisions taken after the prison administration has been given time to take corrective measures

Article R249-33

If the judge is considering ordering the applicant's transfer pursuant to 1° of II of Article 803-8, the judge will ask the prison administration to propose, as soon as possible, one or more establish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Participation in guarantee companies (R)

Article R1511-36

The maximum proportion of capital that may be held by local and regional authorities in the credit institutions or finance companies mentioned in the first paragraph of Articles L. 2253-7, L. 3231-7 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Director

Article D6143-34

All delegations must state : 1° The name and position of the officer to whom the delegation has been given; 2° The nature of the delegated acts; 3° Any conditions or reservations which the Director de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Archives

Article D1421-3

In application of Article L. 1421-3, the rules relating to the right of pre-emption over private archives exercised by the State on behalf of and at the request of local authorities are laid down by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article R6154-3

…which is required to calculate the fees they must pay in application of article L. 6154-3. The fee due is paid quarterly.When the health care organisation collects the fees on behalf of the practitio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis

…htly magazine devoted for the most part to political information, provisions made from profits made during the financial years 1951 to 1969, with a view to acquiring equipment, furniture and other ass…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R4211-36

I. - The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will notify the applicant of his decision within ninety days from the date of receipt of the applic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-3

…n of payments;2° (Repealed).3° Having misappropriated or concealed all or part of its assets or fraudulently increased its liabilities.II.-In addition, subject to the same proviso, the following acts…

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