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Showing 52515260 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-8

I. - The head office of any payment institution must be located in the same national territory as its registered office.II. - Any payment institution authorised in France carries out at least part of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-8

The Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy is made up of seven colleges whose members have the right to vote:1° The college of representatives of local and regional authorities, comprising :a) The…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L311-8

…ersons required to draw up a preventive recovery plan pursuant to the provisions of I of Article L. 311-5. It draws up these plans after receiving the opinion of the supervisory board. These plans pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Chairman.

Article R1222-8

…the Etablissement Français du Sang is appointed by decree for a term of five years. His term of office may be renewed for a further three years. He manages the establishment within the framework of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

…of exploitation rights for the digital edition of a book;2° Of the second paragraph of Article L. 132-11 when they apply to the publication of a book in digital form;3°From Article L. 132-17-2 relati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 87-0 A

…ities, directly or, for employers using the simplified arrangements provided for in the article L. 133-5-6 du code de la sécurité sociale, through the body mentioned in article L. 133-5-10 of the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L541-8-1

…rcise their activity, within the limits authorised by their status, with due skill, care and diligence, in the best interests of their clients, in order to provide them with a range of services that i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Choice of expert

Article L2315-81-1

Once the expert has been appointed by the social and economic committee, the committee members draw up a set of specifications, as required, and notify the employer of these. The expert notifies the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rights of authorised professionals

Article R1111-20-8

The pharmaceutical record is accessible to the healthcare professionals referred to in article L. 1111-23 by means of tools and information systems that comply with the interoperability and security s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Right to an account

Article R312-8-1

The Banque de France is informed as soon as possible by the credit institution of the reasons for refusing to open an account under the procedure provided for in III of Article L. 312-1 or of the reas…

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