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Showing 96119620 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation and powers

Article L5219-1

…ine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne;3° The communes of the other départements of the Ile-de-France region belonging on 31 December 2014 to a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-70-1

In the following provisions: - "employer" means the president of the regional chamber of commerce and industry or the president of CCI France, if the director general concerned is that of CCI France;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-28

The Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy is made up of a maximum of one hundred and nine members with voting rights, plus the members of the college of territorial health councils who also have…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13

…required solvency margin is determined, depending on the classes of business carried on, in accordance with the following provisions: a) For classes 20 and 21 referred to in Articles R. 321-1 of this…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-5 (art. R322-29)

…of protection are taken into account when the PPE-SL is designed. 1.2 Safety of PPE-SL 1.2.1. Absence of "self-generated" risks and other harmful factors PLS-PPE is designed and manufactured in such…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

…for the excise duty on energy mentioned in article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services and levied on products in the gas oil, petrol and jet fuel tax categories are liable for an ince…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

The judicial police officers and, on their orders and under their responsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-9-1

I.-For proceedings which have been the subject of information by the Competition Authority pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, the Competition Authority shall inform the European C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the analysis of the group's resolvability

Article L613-43

…suant to the second paragraph of I of Article L. 613-40.The assessment shall be drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out in III, IV and V of Article L. 613-40.II. - The College of Resolution…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-10

I.- Where the person concerned establishes in a particular case that he is not at fault or negligent, the period of suspension provided for in articles L. 232-23-3-3 to L. 232-23-3-9 shall not apply.…

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