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Showing 741750 of 34523 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6 janvier 1986

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-18

…f sustainable development of the local authority based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the Corsican local authority on a voluntary basis or provided for by a legislative or regul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-18

…ous year;2° Mandate expenditure relating to the capital repayment of annual debt repayments falling due before the approval of the budget ;3° Until the budget is approved, if this takes place before 3…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-18

…eplaces the latter in all its rights and obligations and sets up the bodies mentioned in article L. 6133-7. It is subject to the budgetary, financial and accounting rules defined by the provisions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-18

The pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge of the companies mentioned in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9° and 10° of article R. 5142-1 and the pharmacist(s) or veterinary surgeon(s) in charge of their estab…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-8

…imself an undivided co-owner, to exercise the remedies provided by the articles 815-4,815-5 and 815-6. If there are incapacitated minors or adults among the undivided co-owners, the decisions referred…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-18

…or, order the suspension of the measure. Failing the adversarial debate provided for by Article 712-6 within a period of fifteen days following the sentenced person's incarceration that results from t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-18

Persons liable for the contribution provided for in I of Article L. 245-6 of the Social Security Code and persons liable for value added tax pursuant to Article 256 A of the General Tax Code who make…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-184

…ons laid down in Articles R. 5121-138 to R. 5121-142, the packaging of a blood-derived medicinal product includes three detachable labels, separate from the information medium mentioned in Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-18

…d for ordinary general meetings, which majority must include the unanimity of the general partners; 6° In sociétés par actions simplifiées, under the unanimity of the partners, unless otherwise stipul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-18

…the lists in question cannot benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of article 9 bis of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and cannot claim to belong to a…

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