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Showing 601610 of 54759 articles for Art. Law of 31 July 2014

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Limitation period and order

Article R5132-31

…and veterinary surgeons may only have medicines classified as narcotics issued and held for their professional use up to the limit of a provision for urgent care. This provision is determined, after c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 613-31-3, the effects of a reorganisation measure or winding-up proceedings defined in Article L. 613-31-2 on the contracts, rights and authoriti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-31

The granting of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3a: Continuing vocational training

Article R321-31-3

The Conseil des maisons de vente may receive, by virtue of agreements, sums from payments made by operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction under article 14 of the aforementioned law…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-31

I. - In the event of a challenge to the decision made following the mandatory prior administrative appeal, the request must be accompanied by:1° A copy of the payment notice for the post-parking charg…

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

Article R2334-31-1

Article R. 2334-24, c of article R. 2334-26 and articles R. 2334-28 and R. 2334-29 only apply to subsidies granted under the dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux which have the character of in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Coordination of regional cooperation between the French West Indies and French Guiana

Article R*4433-31

…ed by its chairman, who sets the agenda after consulting the management committees. The secretariat of the conference is provided by the services of the prefect of the Guadeloupe region.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Subletting.

Article L145-31

…d in the lease or agreed by the lessor, any total or partial subletting is prohibited. In the event of an authorised sublease, the landlord is called upon to contribute to the deed. Where the sublease…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-31

The first three paragraphs of Article L. 223-26 and Articles L. 223-27 to L. 223-30 do not apply to companies with only one member. In this case, the management report, the inventory and the annual ac…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Evidence and presumptions

Article 311-2

Possession of status must be continuous, peaceful, public and unequivocal.

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