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Showing 47314740 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-20

…the time of the customer's request, the following services are performed within a period shorter than the reference period specified in the table below, they give rise to the collection of an increas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-36

…is recorded: 1° Information relating to the person him/herself : a) Surname, first name, sex, date and place of birth, nationality or nationalities and, where applicable, aliases, change of name and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1238-1

Undermining or attempting to undermine the proper performance of the duties of employee advisor, in particular by disregarding articles L. 1232-8 to L. 1232-12 and L. 1232-14, is punishable by one yea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article D7124-33

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 7124-9, elected representatives who are civil servants, local authority civil servants, hospital civil servants or contract employee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7226-33

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 7226-9, elected officials who are civil servants, territorial civil servants or hospital civil servants or contractual employees of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Criminal provisions

Article L753-19

Article L. 351-1, as amended by Law 2018-700 of 3 August 2018, is applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article D732-1

Article D. 112-3 is applicable in New Caledonia, as amended by Decree no. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article D733-1

Article D. 112-3 is applicable in French Polynesia, as amended by Decree no. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article R752-14

Article R. 314-1 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article R753-15

Article R. 314-1 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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