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Showing 18311840 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27

…directors whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18, directors elected either by the company's employees, or by the employees of the company and thos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-20

I. - The money market instruments referred to in 5° of I of article R. 214-32-18 are : 1° Issued or guaranteed by : a) A Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-8

…hic works released in cinemas on 28 October 2020 or scheduled to be released in cinemas on 4, 11 or 18 November 2020 or between 15 December 2020 and 6 January 2021.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-43-1

The persons mentioned in c of article L. 621-18-2, who have close personal ties with one of the persons mentioned in a or b of the same article, are :1° Their spouse who is not legally separated or th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-50

Agents, appointed or confirmed in their post, who perform or have performed one of the functions referred to in articles R. 2223-42, R. 2223-43 and R. 2223-44 for a period of twelve months from 10 May…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-128

…was manufactured by an establishment holding the authorisation provided for in Article 4 of Council Directive 90/167/EEC of 26 March 1990 laying down the conditions governing the preparation, placing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disputes

Article R2315-49

For each of the appeals provided for in Article L. 2315-86, the employer shall refer the matter to the court within ten days.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-6

…s a civil servant or public employee on the date of entry into force of Law no. 86-76 of 17 January 1986 containing various provisions of a social nature ; 2° Persons holding an administrative decisio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 796 bis

…ctim of an act of terrorism, within the meaning of I of Article 9 of Law no. 86-1020 of 9 September 1986 relating to the fight against terrorism, are exempt from gratuitous transfer duties. If the vic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-6

…to contractual employees of the establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 , as amended, laying down statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, is appli…

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