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Showing 941950 of 2709 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-9

The file set up under article L. 341-7 is entitled "the direct marketers' file". In particular, it enables persons canvassed under the conditions defined in article L. 341-1 to ensure that the persons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Reimbursement by the State

Article R3232-6

In the event of safeguard proceedings, receivership, compulsory liquidation or financial difficulties on the part of the employer, the Prefect may, on the proposal of the Regional Director of Companie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article D2323-1

Lactariums operate in two ways: 1° Lactariums for indoor and outdoor use; 2° Lactariums for indoor use. Lactariums participate in the promotion of breastfeeding and the donation of breast milk. The do…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-35

For the purposes of this section, "press title" means the press organ to whose preparation the professional journalist has contributed, as well as all the variations of the title, regardless of the me…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Entering sums in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-36

In the event of co-production, the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which production companies are entitled are entered:1° In the following proportions in the automatic cinema producti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Purchases for resale

Article 1115

Subject to the provisions of article 1020, acquisitions of real estate, goodwill and shares in real estate companies made by taxable persons within the meaning of article 256 A are exempt from transfe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-20-1

An employee employed by a public entity that does not pay the contribution mentioned in article L. 6331-1 may use his personal training account in application of article 22 ter of law no. 83-634 of 13…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-1

Public health institutions are legal entities under public law with administrative and financial autonomy. They are subject to State control under the conditions set out in this Title. Their main purp…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2392-3

Without prejudice to Article L. 2392-2, the State and its public establishments accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and sent in electronic form by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-4-3

In addition to actions governed by articles 1792-3, 1792-4-1 and 1792-4-2, liability actions directed against builders designated in articles 1792 and 1792-1 and their subcontractors lapse after ten y…

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