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Showing 28212830 of 2927 articles for Art. 21 déc. 1993

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-35

…additional training, they may also follow an option in a speciality provided for in article R. 632-21 of the Education Code, a specialised cross-disciplinary course provided for in article R. 632-22…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-2

…the procedures defined in article R. 143-23 of the Financial Jurisdictions Code and by the Order of 21 June 2011.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…4126-19Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-20Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-21 Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-22Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-23…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

I. - Articles L. 5215-16 to L. 5215-18, L. 5215-21, L. 5215-26 to L. 5215-29, L. 5215-40 and L. 5215-42 are applicable to metropolitan areas. For the application of article L. 5211-17, the majority co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…tion; 4° In article L. 411-1, 6° is deleted; 5° In article L. 411-4, the references to articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 6° In article L. 411…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…g indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

The following are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…ided for in articles 311-3 and 311-4, 313-5, 314-5 and 314-6;- concealment provided for in article 321-1 ;- destruction, damage and deterioration not presenting a danger to persons and unlawful instal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R385-2

…in is equal, within the limit of the theoretical mathematical provision mentioned in Article R. 441-21 of this Code, Article R. 222-16 of the Mutual Code and Article R. 932-4-15 of the Social Security…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30-3

…ors consisting solely of : a) Owners of an unstructured debt security mentioned in II of Article L. 211-1 or creditors under an unstructured loan meeting the conditions that must be met by eligible co…

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