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Showing 18511860 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-11

…ns shall be sent to the Conseil des Maisons de Vente by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other equivalent means, no later than one month before the date of the first test of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R7124-11

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council meets when convened by its chairman. The notice of meeting shall be accompanied by the agenda.At least twelve days before the meetin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-11

The Public Prosecutor's Office of the court which ordered the confiscation of property shall immediately inform the competent authority of the executing State, by any means which leaves a written reco…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to offences leading to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-11

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7 to A. 37-10, the characteristics of the forms used for the contraventions punishable by articles R. 413-14 et R. 413-17 of the Highway Code insofar as they concern exc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-11

…agreement mentioned in 1° of article R. 2212-9, provides proof of appropriate professional competence, which consists of :1° For the doctor :a) A university qualification in medical gynaecology or ob…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-11

…a Member State of the European Union, known as the issuing Member State, with a view to the arrest and surrender by another Member State, known as the executing Member State, of a person sought for t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application of the second and third paragraphs of article 73 of the Constitution to the overseas departments

Article LO3445-11

The articles LO 3445-3 to LO 3445-8 are applicable to this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6113-11-4

The provisions of articles R. 6113-2, R. 6113-4 and R. 6113-7 are applicable to army hospitals. For the application of the provisions of articles R. 6113-1, R. 6113-9-1 and R. 6113-11, army hospitals…

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

Article L124-11

…1, the reimbursement of the shares of a member who withdraws or is excluded shall be made, notwithstanding article 18 of the law of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, under the conditions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article L144-11

…e management lease contract includes a sliding scale clause, the revision of the rent may, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, be requested whenever, as a result of the operation of this cl…

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