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Showing 191200 of 27300 articles for Art. Décret n° 87-712 du 26 août 1987

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transactions carried out on youth savings accounts and remuneration.

Article R221-87

Only the holder of the youth passbook can make deposits.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Packaged spring waters.

Article R1321-87

Packaged spring waters are held for sale, offered for sale, sold or distributed free of charge under one of the following names: 1° "Spring water" ; 2° "Spring water with added carbon dioxide", which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-87

Any person likely to be exposed in a radiological emergency under the authority of the public authorities and who does not have worker status within the meaning of Article L. 4111-5 of the Labour Code…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-87

Company shares corresponding to cash contributions must be paid up, at the time of subscription, to the extent of at least one quarter of their nominal value. The surplus must be paid up in one or mor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the first fraction (R).

Article R1614-87

The allocation under the first fraction of the special assistance is reimbursed in the following situations: a) When the use of the facility is changed; b) When, at the end of a period of two years fr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-87

Revenue from the investment section includes in particular: 1° The value of allocated assets; 2° Reserves and similar receipts; 3° Investment grants; 4° Provisions and depreciation; 5° Borrowings and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (R).

Article D2223-87

…the company whose installation is subject to its control. In the event of non-compliance certified during this visit, the prefect will inform the owner of the changes to be made before opening to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article D2333-87

…or more than three consecutive months in each of the zones where the mobility payment has been introduced;By way of derogation, employees assigned to the vehicles of road or air transport companies wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-87

…ask to be informed of the end of the sentence, whether or not he or she has joined as a civil party during the proceedings. The victim may, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, inform…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional antibiotic therapy centres

Article R1413-87

The regional antibiotic therapy centre is located in a healthcare establishment and may include several units located in other healthcare establishments in the region. It is appointed by the Director…

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