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Showing 211220 of 22948 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 09-DCC-46 du 28 Sep 2009

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Hearings

Article R532-46

The persons concerned are duly summoned to a hearing room separate from that of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile, under the conditions laid down by the provisions of Article L. 532-13 and this sub-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article R744-46

The individual approvals mentioned in 2° of article R. 744-43 are issued by the Minister responsible for immigration.

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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 L123-46

…e a craftsman, artisan d'art, master or master craftsman within the meaning of article 21 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 susmentionnée reconnue ou attribuée aux personnes suivantes : 1° The nat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-46

…istrative commission of the departmental service existing until the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, réunie en formation limitée…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Local taxes, fees and charges

Article L2573-46

…the application of Article L. 2333-78 : 1° The date of: "1 January 1993" is replaced by: "1 January 2009". 2° The words: ", pursuant to II of Article 1520 and a of Article 1609 nonies A ter of the Gen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-46

I. - The entities mentioned in 2° of II of article L. 214-28 in which venture capital mutual funds may invest are those which limit the liability of their investors to the amount of their contribution…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable in the Bouches-du-Rhône department

Article R3211-46

For the application of article L. 3211-12-7 in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, the powers devolved to the State representative in the department are exercised by the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefect.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-46

The President of the Etablissement Français du Sang or the Director of the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre is notified of the decision of the Director General of the Agence Nationale de Sécurité…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46

I. - Notwithstanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, entities in the same group may enter into an agreement, to which the rules of this sub-section apply, the purpose or effect of which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-28

…session, the committee will draw up a list of candidates admitted to take the knowledge test. Individual invitations mentioning the day, time and place of the test are sent to each candidate at least…

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