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Showing 13811390 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-15

…ases of force majeure. The standard regulations and special regulations provided for in articles L. 522-13 and L. 522-17 specify the obligations of operators with regard to the preservation of deposit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-15

…urpose is to provide relief for the sick, the elderly, children or incurable persons, the committee may decide that a commission will administer the relief, on the one hand, at home and, on the other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Review procedure

Article R1124-15

…he information system provided for in Article R. 1123-20-1. A committee for the protection of individuals shall be appointed in accordance with the procedures defined in the first paragraph of II of A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article D1621-15

When, pursuant to articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12, L. 7227-12 of this code or article L. 121-37 of the New Caledonian Municipalities Code, a training course is financed both by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-15

…tablished and legally practises the activities of a chiropodist in a Member State or a State party, may perform professional acts in France, on a temporary and occasional basis, without having to comp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-15

…ver applies to both a motor vehicle and its trailers or semi-trailers, a single supporting document may be issued, provided that it specifies the type of trailers or semi-trailers which may be used wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-15

I.-The administrative authority may, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated and after having obtained the agreement of the public prosecutor, compromise on the prosecution of contrav…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-15

…t grouping or a European economic interest grouping. The Public Prosecutor or any interested person may apply to the president of the competent court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin, where app…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Draws of lots.

Article R150-15

However, companies that print the lists referred to in article R. 150-9 in print runs and by price list and make them available free of charge to any interested party on request may publish notices in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-152

…each association in the event of death are distributed among the beneficiaries of members who died during the year, subject only to the deductions which may be specified by the articles of associatio…

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