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Showing 21612170 of 22317 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2017 n° 402479

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-11

The chairman of the High Council may decide, after obtaining the assent of the accounting officer:1° In the event of hardship for the debtors, to grant an ex gratia remission of the High Council's deb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-11-2

Expenses relating to the activities of tuberculosis centres covered under III of article L. 3112-2 include : 1° Medical, paramedical and social worker consultations; 2° Biological, bacteriological, se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-11

…e budget and labour. In the case of multiple employers, as many requests for reimbursement are produced as there are employers who have maintained salaries. The total number of hours thus accumulated…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-11

The risk exposure retained by the credit insurer co-signing the reinsurance treaty provided for in e of 1° of Article L. 432-2 is defined as follows: 1° When, in application of 1° of Article R. 442-8-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-11-6

…peration establishments exercising jurisdiction over drinking water or sanitation may also, as an accessory to this jurisdiction, within the framework of the same operation and in addition to carrying…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-11

…n question in a speciality or even an additional qualification where this exists or a complementary certificate. II - The special clauses relate to the following requirements: 1° Compliance with the p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-5

…PPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 314-5 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5211-11-2

…the president of the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax system places on the agenda of the deliberative body: 1° A debate and deliberation on the drafting of a govern…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of account information service providers

Article L522-11-3

…iel et de résolution shall withdraw the registration at the request of the account information service provider or ex officio if it : a) Does not make use of the registration within a period of twelve…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66-11

…provided for in the first paragraph of Article 38 of the Act of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms does not apply to the processing provided for in this section.

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