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Showing 50215030 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 Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Participation conditions

Article L3123-20

An application submitted by a candidate who may not take part in the procurement procedure pursuant to Articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-14, L. 3123-16 and L. 3123-17 or who does not possess the capacitie…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-3

The holder of the compulsory exploitation licence may request the Minister responsible for industrial property to amend the conditions of the licence in order to be able to supply additional quantitie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-72

The Director of Penitentiary Services shall take any measures necessary for the good order of the centre, the safety of individuals and the security of property under the conditions laid down by the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-17

When the president of the court issues an order temporarily suspending proceedings against one of the persons referred to in Article R. 613-16, the court clerk shall forward this information, in writi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-14

…in article L. 7122-23 by means of the single, simplified declaration referred to in article R. 7122-16, under the conditions laid down inarticle L. 133-9 of the Social Security Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-280

…o hundred and fifty employees mentioned in the third paragraph of article 19 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of commerce and craft trades; 2° Within a period…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-1

…vided for in A of I of Article L. 465-1 shall apply to any person who carries out a transaction, places an order or behaves in such a way as to give, or be likely to give, misleading indications as to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

…Article 4(1)(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.A parent undertaking of a finance company is a financial institution, within the meaning o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition by creditors

Article R221-43

…R. 221-16 to R. 221-19. This document is served on the first distraining creditor and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-2

…otte of article R. 1221-2: 1° The words: "in article R. 243-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in article 1 of decree no. 98-1162 of 16 December 1998 laying down the rules appl…

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