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Showing 23512360 of 3905 articles for Art. Min. éco. 19 Jul 2018 NOR: ECOC1822241S

French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Community aid

Article R113-2

…lementation of article L. 332-1, nor remuneration paid to companies subject to law no. 83-629 of 12 July 1983 regulating private security, guarding and cash-in-transit activities.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Transitional provisions

Article L211-13

The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to bonds issued before 3 November 1984, amortisable by drawing numbers. Nor do they concern perpetual annuities on the State, held in registered form, i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L552-11

Without prejudice to article L. 345-2-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, in the event of refusal or abandonment of the accommodation offered in application of this chapter, the asylum…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1570

The original patrimony includes the property that belonged to the spouse on the day of the marriage and that which he or she has acquired since by succession or gift, as well as all property which, un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L670-1

The provisions of this Title shall apply to natural persons domiciled in the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, and to their estates, who are neither farmers nor persons exercising a com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1703

The competent public accountants may not, under any pretext, even if there is cause for expert appraisal, defer the registration of deeds and transfers for which the duties have been paid at the rates…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 736

The suspension of sentence does not extend to the payment of damages. Nor does it extend to the incapacities, prohibitions and disqualifications resulting from the conviction. However, these incapacit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Monetary signs

Article L721-2

The introduction of the euro in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon shall not have the effect of modifying the terms of a legal instrument or of releasing or dispensing with its performance,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-8

…harmacy interns, nor to pharmacists registered with any of the sections of the Order on 1st January 1996 or having been previously registered. The same applies to pharmacists who are nationals of othe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-7

…Chapter I of Title I of Book II of the Tourism Code; 16° Of Article 18-1 A of Law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 laying down the status of co-ownership of built-up properties; 17° Of Titles I and III of…

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