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Showing 10211030 of 33744 articles for Art. III

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Economic aid

Article L2573-35

…ommunes of French Polynesia from 1st January 2012 subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 2251-2, the words: "Title I of Book V of Part One" are r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Delivery of training courses

Article D6353-1

…they comply with its requirements, or if one of their appendices complies with these requirements. III -When the actions contributing to the development of skills provided for in article L. 6313-1 ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-8

…statement, either that no funds are encumbered by the lien or pledge provided for in Chapters I to III of Title IV of this Book, or, if this is not the case, that no opposition has been lodged prior…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions relating to investment in leisure property.

Article D421-2

…eneral Tax Code, cited in article L. 421-3, are set by articles 46 AGD to 46 AGF sexies of appendix III to this code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-20

Subject to this subsection, the City of Paris is subject to Book III of Parts Two and Three. The City of Paris is also subject to articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L. 5217-12-2 to L. 5217-12-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L642-1

…rité des marchés financiers, as well as to any expert appointed to an Advisory Board referred to in III of Article L. 621-2, for violating the professional secrecy instituted by Article L. 621-4, subj…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-9

…h of article L. 662-3 requesting that debates relating to measures taken pursuant to Chapters I and III of Title V of Book VI of the Legislative Part of this Code take place in chambers, shall be reco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-1

…ndergoing psychiatric care without consent in the form of full hospitalisation pursuant to Chapters III and IV of Title I of Book II of Part Three of this Code orArticle 706-135 of the Code of Crimina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-4

…authorised to investigate and record offences provided for and punished by the provisions of title III of book II of the same code, are also authorised to investigate and record offences under this t…

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

Article L2543-1

…ception of those of articles L. 1612-12 and L. 1612-14, and those of the articles contained in Book III of this Part, with the exception of the provisions of 1°, 2°, 6°, 14° and 18° of Article L. 2321…

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