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Showing 46414650 of 9051 articles for Art. 158 · CE 18 June 1990 n° 61022 · CE 16 July 2008 n° 277180 · CE 16 June 2004 n° 235647

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Multilateral trading facilities

Article D763-8

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 424-4n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 424-4-1No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019II. - For the application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Multilateral trading facilities

Article D762-8

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 424-4n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 424-4-1No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019II. - For the application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-1

The professional practice standard relating to communications with the bodies mentioned in article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP - 2…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2671-2

…ts, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS TH…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2681-2

…subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS TH…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…nder the conditions set out in Articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

I.-Information for data subjects is provided in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-4 Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 First and second paragraphs of Article L. 2122-5 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IX: Rehabilitation of convicted persons

Article 783

…by the Investigating Chamber under the conditions provided for in this Title. In all cases, it produces the effects provided for in Article 133-16 of the Criminal Code. However, when the pardon is gra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2132-1

Subject to the provisions of 16° of article L. 2122-22, the municipal council deliberates on actions to be brought in the name of the commune.

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