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Showing 87018710 of 57367 articles for Art. n° 18-10.890 and n° 18-10.891

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of the second part of the grant provided for in Article L. 2511-39 (R).

Article R2113-19

…applicable to the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et aux communes déléguée…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-118

…y in the Articles of Association, meetings are convened in accordance with the article 40 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-110

Sociétés civiles professionnelles d'administrateurs judiciaires and sociétés civiles professionnelles de mandataires judiciaires are governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-4

I.-The report on the application of articles L. 132-9-2 and L. 132-9-3 provided for in article L. 132-9-3-1 is published annually on the insurance undertaking's website or on any other durable medium…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-21

Declarations of candidacy that do not comply with the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-18 to L. 1441-20 on the closing date for the submission of candidacies may not be registered by the adminis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-10

…f 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice in the 21st century, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-7

The weekly working time of a night worker, calculated over a period of twelve consecutive weeks, may not exceed forty hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-18.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-31

…r in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 5) shall be notified to the owner of the patent, to the licensees and to the beneficiary of the licence applied for. It shall be entered automatically in the National…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-1

…18 or despite the suspension or withdrawal of the licence is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship.

Article R321-20

Those who meet the conditions set out in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 321-18 are eligible to sit the examination for admission to the training course mentioned in 4° of that article..

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