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Showing 83218330 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Eligibility.

Article L723-4

…eceivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings are not in progress on polling day;4° Who, in the case of the persons mentioned in 1° or 2° of II of Article L. 713-1 of this code, do not belong to a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

…om 1 January 2014, subject to the adaptations provided for in II of this Article.II. - For the application to Mayotte of the articles mentioned in I:1° In Article L. 1424-12, the second sentence of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…the forgery-proof security device, in breach of the provisions of Article L. 3512-25; 5° Any modification or alteration, by any person involved in the trade in tobacco products, from the manufacturer…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5-3

Within one month of receiving a complete application for classification, the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 will take the classification decision in the category for which the assessing body ref…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-4

…ector of rescue operations, for the implementation of all public and private resources mobilised to carry out rescue operations. In the event of imminent danger, the emergency operations commander tak…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operating grants without earmarking

Article L2335-4

During the period in which the provisions designed to facilitate the progressive fiscal integration of merged communes apply, the State grants financial aid to the new commune. The amount of this aid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-4

…iploma attesting to a level of training corresponding to at least three years of study after the baccalauréat in art history, applied arts, archaeology or plastic arts; 2° Any diploma conferring the g…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-1

When a medicinal product has obtained an initial marketing authorisation in accordance with Article L. 5121-8, any variation or extension, as provided for in Chapter I of Commission Regulation (EC) No…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-7

…request of the Minister for Health, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, by a reasoned decision setting out the appeal procedures and ti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-3

…2-5, from the minimum weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 is authorised by the Prefect, after examination by the structure for int…

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