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Showing 43314340 of 35258 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 16-D-24 du 8 Nov 2016

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-8

For the application of article L. 622-24, the bodies referred to in Article L. 351-21 of the Labour Code are the territorial bodies responsible for providing unemployment insurance benefits and collec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide banking services

Article L772-8

Articles L. 532-16 to L. 532-27 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article L6264-8

The articles L. 2334-26 to L. 2334-30 and L. 2335-16 are applicable to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article L6364-8

The articles L. 2334-26 to L. 2334-30 and L. 2335-16 are applicable to the collectivity of Saint-Martin.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article R4233-8

…2° The number of pairs of members or full members and alternates to be elected; 3° The voting procedures set out in articles L. 4233-6 and R. 4233-1 ; 4° The rules relating to the term of office of o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-8

…Futuna Islands:1° Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending D…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Technical provisions for reinsurance operations

Article R343-8

…aking in respect of profits corresponding to the contract between it and the reinsured undertaking; 8° Capitalisation reserve: reserve intended to cover the depreciation of the company's assets and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-8

The revenues of the Etablissement Français du Sang are made up of : 1° Income from activities relating to labile blood products ; 1° bis Income from activities relating to the supply of plasma for tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-8

…r sale or sale of falsified medicinal substances apply to human blood, its components and labile products derived therefrom. The same penalties as set out in the same articles shall apply to the act o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II

Article L3232-8

…(EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of t…

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