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Showing 17811790 of 3334 articles for Art. Ordinance no. 2019-359 – 24 Apr. 2019

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Journal register.

Article R4532-38

As the work progresses, the co-ordinator records the following in the co-ordination logbook: 1° Reports of joint inspections, instructions to be passed on and specific observations as provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, by Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, by a provision of Title…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-16-3

…solidarité active according to the procedures defined in II and III of this article. From 1 January 2019, the territorial collectivity of Guyana and, from 1 January 2020, the department of Réunion wil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L214-27

Unless otherwise provided, articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-26-2 apply to private equity funds.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

…ion pursuant to Article L. 1221-14; 3° ter The payment of compensation pursuant to articles L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-16 and L. 1142-24-17 ; 4° The payment of the compensation provided for in article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-5

The resources allocated to the Department of Mayotte, pursuant to IV of Article 12 of Ordinance no. 2012-576 of 26 April 2012 extending and adapting the construction and housing code and various laws…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L763-12

…the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 464-1 Ordinance no. 2007-1490 of 18 October 2007 L. 464-2Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L762-10

…e right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 451-1-1 Ordinance no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

…cative schedule This schedule shows the amount to be paid every [periodicity]. The payments (column no. [column number]) correspond to the sum of the interest payable (column no. [column number]), whe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 S

…s extended by fifteen months for shows that have obtained their provisional approval between 1 July 2019 and 2 June 2021. In this case, the company shall repay the tax credit obtained in respect of ex…

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