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Showing 44214430 of 30902 articles for Art. Loi Climat 2021-1104 du 22-8-2021

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-8-1

…as soon as the amount of taxes and charges provided for in the budget for the current year is known.During the course of the year, one or more twelfths may be paid in advance of the normal rate if the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

…nditions for the application of the provisions:1° Relating to the conditions for the transfer of exploitation rights for the digital edition of a book;2° Of the second paragraph of Article L. 132-11 w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8-1

…lified person mentioned in II of Article L. 5142-1, of releasing a batch of veterinary medicinal products that have not been manufactured in accordance with the good manufacturing practices mentioned…

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In force

Article Annexe 8-1

…or as part of a statutory engagement.Compliance with the provisions of this Code shall be verified during audits and investigations to which statutory auditors are subject.Article 2The statutory audi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

…be in radioactive equilibrium with their parent. In the event of radioactive imbalance following industrial processing, take the parent radionuclides as the head of the chain in relation to their dau…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L541-8-1

…sts of their clients;2° Exercise their activity, within the limits authorised by their status, with due skill, care and diligence, in the best interests of their clients, in order to provide them with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-8

It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 for any person to carry out the domiciliation activity referred to in Article L. 123-11-2 without having first obtained the authorisat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-88-1

Agreements entered into and authorised during previous financial years, the performance of which continued during the last financial year, are examined each year by the Supervisory Board and communica…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-8

…n given in application of article L. 212-3 provides for proportional remuneration, the phonogram producer may not deduct contractually defined advances or deductions from the remuneration due to the p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-1

In the cases provided for by this code, a contract authorising the exploitation of protected works or subject matter concluded by a collective management organisation approved for this purpose by the…

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