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Showing 12811290 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-15

…nd decisions mentioned in Articles L. 6211-3, L. 6211-22, L. 6211-23, L. 6213-2 and L. 6213-2-1. It may be consulted on draft decrees relating to the terms and conditions of practice of medical biolog…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-155

…144 applies to specialised professional funds. The subscription and acquisition of units or shares may also be carried out by investors who are managers, employees or natural persons acting on behalf…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-15

Any beneficiary may, after accepting the stipulation made in his favour and if the transferability of this right has been expressly provided for or with the consent of the contracting party and the in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-154

A shareholder who is not entitled to a whole number of shares on the basis of the exchange ratio may obtain a fractional share refund or pay in cash the additional amount required to allocate a share.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6142-15

…ospital activities to the training and research units concerned and to their students and staff. It may take out insurance to cover this risk.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-15

…ganise collaboration between medical professionals competent in imaging, the regional health agency may, at the request of the professionals concerned, authorise the creation of shared medical imaging…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-15

…n, the authorised agents have the powers defined in Sections 1 to 3 of Chapter II of this Title and may implement the measures provided for in Article L. 521-1 and Section 2 of Chapter I of Title II.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the intervention of the fund in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation from undertakings providing medical liability insurance

Article R427-15

…rder to determine the principle or the extent of their right to compensation, injured third parties may not summon the fund before the courts, in particular to declare a joint judgment. The same appli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Compulsory tax

Article 1584 ter

Municipalities may, by a resolution passed under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, to exempt from additional tax on registration duties or land registration tax transfers, other than…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7124-15

The Grand Customary Council may be consulted by the Assembly of French Guyana or its president, by the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, as well as by the State represen…

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