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Showing 17211730 of 3783 articles for Art. 1729 · CE 28 July 2011 n° 313279

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article L626-2-1

…approval, conventionnement or habilitation, mentioned in II of Article 1 of Law no. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 relating to the social and solidarity economy, it shall consult the administrative authori…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D742-8

…pplicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeD. 214-0 and D. 214-32-5 to D. 214-32-7-11 with the exception of its 3° and D. 214-32-7-12n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-7-13n° 2014-485 of 14 May 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D743-8

…pplicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeD. 214-0 and D. 214-32-5 to D. 214-32-7-11 with the exception of its 3° and D. 214-32-7-12n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-7-13n° 2014-485 of 14 May 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D744-8

…pplicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeD. 214-0 and D. 214-32-5 to D. 214-32-7-11 with the exception of its 3° and D. 214-32-7-12n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-7-13n° 2014-485 of 14 May 2…

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

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
Subsection 1: Compensation

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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions from communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation and the Corsican local authority to the budget for fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-83

In compliance with the competitive tendering rules set out in Order no. 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 relating to public contracts, the Corsican local authority may carry out, on behalf of and at the reque…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-7

…own in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories to supervise trade repos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-37

Notwithstanding articles 22, 24 and 26 of Decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of Law no. 78-9 of 4 January 1978 amending Title IX of Book III of the Civil Code, the company is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-10

Without prejudice to the provisions of the last paragraph of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983, any disputes regarding the validity of the electoral operations shall be refe…

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