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Showing 24712480 of 32219 articles for Art. Décret 87-713 du 26-8-1987

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-8

…March 2011 relating to the remuneration of networks collecting Livret A and Livret de Développement Durable passbook savings accounts, the system for centralising deposits collected and the remunerati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-81

The display room is protected from the view of neighbours or outsiders by the use of non-transparent glazing or, where appropriate, any other permanent visual obscuring mechanism. The fixed partitions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-8

The "Société de Crédit Foncier" is required to maintain at all times a ratio of privileged resources to assets, including amounts receivable in respect of forward financial instruments benefiting from…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 L

…l real estate security contribution is levied shall give rise to the collection of a contribution reduced by half, subject to the provisions of Article 881 M :1° Where they involve the low-income hous…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-8

…Local authorities and their groupings may also grant accommodation and travel allowances to postgraduate students of general medicine when they undertake their placements in areas defined by the afor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-8

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in'article 121-2 du code pénal, the offences defined in articles L. 335-2 to L. 335-4-2 are liable, in addition to a fine in acc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cultural identity: powers of the territorial collectivity of Corsica in terms of education and culture

Article L4424-8

…petent to carry out actions relating to the promotion of physical and sporting activities, popular education and information for young people. The State carries out actions relating to national policy…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to Paris and certain départements.

Article R6313-8

…Val-de-Marne departments, and in the composition of the sub-committees, the Directeur Départemental du Service d'Incendie et de Secours (Departmental Director of the Fire and Rescue Service) is replac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-8

The following articles of the Electoral Code are applicable to the vote count and results proclamation operations: 1° Article R. 63 relating to the organisation of the count; 2° Article R. 64 relating…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R513-8

…le L. 511-2 and in article L. 512-5, depending on the nature of the activity carried out and the products distributed, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 512-8 to R. 512-13 and R…

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