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Showing 211220 of 32219 articles for Art. Décret 87-713 du 26-8-1987

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Public policy provisions

Article L314-26

The provisions of Chapter II and III and sections 2 to 7 of this chapter are of public order.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article L3121-26

Each year, the State representative in the department informs the departmental council , through a special report, of the activity of the State services in the department. This special report may give…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article L4132-26

At its request, the president of the regional council receives from the representative of the State in the region the information necessary for the exercise of its attributions. At its request, the re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…rmen and fishing boat owners, with the exception of freshwater fishermen, concerning the sale of products of their fishing (fish, crustaceans, shellfish fresh or preserved in a fresh state by a refrig…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26

Declarations of nationality made either because of marriage to a French spouse, pursuant to article 21-2, or because of the status of ascendant of a French national, pursuant to article 21-13-1, or be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260

The following may pay value added tax at their request: 1° (Provision no longer applicable). 2° Persons who let bare premises for the purposes of the business of a lessee liable for value added tax or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-26

…ivalent functions within an investment firm must devote sufficient time to the performance of their duties. II - Where the investment firm is of significant importance by virtue of its size, its inter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Specialist committees

Article R511-26

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution collects the information referred to in Articles L. 511-98 and L. 511-99 published by credit institutions and finance companies, under the conditio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-26

For the application of article L. 4221-16, the list of pharmacists is drawn up on the basis of the information contained in the register referred to in article D. 4113-118. The content of this list is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262

…ods are transported outside the European Community before the end of the third month following that during which the delivery is made;d. the total value of the delivery, including value added tax, exc…

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