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Showing 94819490 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article D1524-7

…alling its history, its corporate purpose, its areas of activity, the address of its registered office, the number of its employees, the breakdown of its capital, the organisation of its governance, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Directorate-General for Healthcare Provision.

Article D1421-2

…priorities of health policy.To this end, in liaison with the other directorates and departments concerned in the Ministry and other ministerial departments, the health insurance funds and the public…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-1

…aranteed bonds; 3° Any commitment resulting from the holding by a person subject to a resolution procedure of client assets or liquidities, including client assets or liquidities deposited by a UCITS…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies D

…these tax reductions, which may be offset for a taxpayer in respect of the same tax year, may not exceed an amount of €40,000 comprising in the following order of offset:a) The sum of the income tax r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-4 Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 First and second paragraphs of Article L. 2122-5 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…ight-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 202…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-4

…opening of candidacies; 8° The activity or activities carried out for two years in the ten years preceding the candidacy, or the performance of the duties of labour court councillor in the ten years p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General principles

Article A823-5

The professional practice standard relating to audit planning, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-300. Audit planning Introduction 01. The audit of the accounts carried out by…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-210

I. - The application for authorisation of an individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal product is accompanied by a dossier, the content of which is laid down by decision of the Director General…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the performance of preparations which may present a health risk

Article R5125-33-1

…he second paragraph of article L. 5125-1-1 is requested by the pharmacist holding the dispensary concerned from the Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction.Where t…

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