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Showing 28812890 of 4740 articles for Art. 257 bis · CJUE 27 November 2003

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article L2441-2

…rds ", where applicable a member of a multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centre," are deleted;"2° bis In the last paragraph of VI, the words: "a doctor qualified in genetics, who may be a member of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

…ferred to in article R. 332-3-3 is constituted by pledging the securities referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 2° quater, 3°, 4°, 8° and 9° bis of article R. 332-2. These securities are deposited in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

…2° Le montant de la dotation de compensation de la taxe professionnelle en application du IV et IV bis de Article 6 of Law no. 86-1317 of 30 December 1986, as amended, on the initial finance law for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-3

…rovided for in 1° to 3° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented: 1° The persons mentioned in 9° bis of Article L. 561-2 verify the identity and, where applicable, the address of their customer ope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-4

…ns that have filed the lists in question cannot benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983 and cannot claim to belong to a union for the applicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-51

…hat have submitted the lists in question cannot benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983 and cannot claim to belong to a union for the applicat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L752-6

…f the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-12 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-12-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-112

…ceedings in favour of the European Public Prosecutor's Office pursuant to Article 25(1) and Article 27(5) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017. The public prosecu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation and swearing-in of agents

Article R331-2

…tees with regard to the missions mentioned in articles L. 331-19 to L. 331-22, L. 331-25 and L. 331-27 of this code and L. 333-10 and L. 333-11 of the sports code. It takes into account in particular…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation

Article 1043

In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 2113-5, L. 5212-27, L. 5215-28, L. 5217-2 and L. 5217-6 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, the transfers of property, rights or obligation…

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