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Showing 11811190 of 33744 articles for Art. III

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Equity loans

Article L313-13

…tual insurers and unions governed by the Mutual Code and institutions covered by Title II and Title III of Book IX of the Social Security Code may grant loans from their available long-term resources.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Market surveillance authorities

Article R4314-1

…pment subject to rules on design, manufacture and placing on the market pursuant to Title I of Book III of Part Four of this Code or to a European regulation shall be carried out by the ministers resp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1-1 (art. D232-3)

…OF THE CODE DU SPORT Identification (surname, first name, date and place of birth) of the athlete: III. III -Reason for the interviews (Disciplinary decision: date of notification of the sanction, du…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518 ter

I. - In the interval between two updates provided for in III, the rates defined in 2 of B of II of Article 1498 are updated by the tax authorities on the basis of changes in rents recorded in the decl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2573-37

…the renewal of the municipal councils in 2008 and subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of article L. 2253-2, after the words: "L. 1521-1 and L. 1522-1" are a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-19

…he dissolution of the undertaking. Judicial liquidation, governed by Chapter VI of Title II of Book III of this Code, Section 3 of Chapter II of Title I of Book II of the Mutual Code or Section 5 of C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-15

I.-Any professional operating in an economic sector mentioned in III may ask the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs to take a formal position on compliance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-1

…e wishes expressed by the patient in advance directives, except in the cases provided for in II and III of this article. II - In the event of a life-threatening emergency, the application of advance d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-167

…cteristics defined by decree are subject to this section, with the exception of sub-sections 2 to 4.III. - The specialised financing undertakings referred to in Article L. 214-166-1 are subject to thi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R822-15

The public establishment is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° an…

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