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Showing 43114320 of 8668 articles for Art. CE 21-12-2022 n° 459476

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-1-A

…oint decisions referred to in II of Article L. 613-20-4 and in Article L. 613-21-3 ; 2° In the absence of a joint decision, refer the matter to the European Banking Authority pursuant to Article L. 61…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-15

If the articles of association are drawn up by private deed, as many originals as are necessary to provide each partner with a copy and to comply with the provisions of l'article 7 du décret n° 78-704…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article R15-33-73

…ion nationale de l'informatique et des libertés when completing the formalities provided for by loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book V: Out-of-court settlement of disputes

Article 1530

…ursuant to the articles 21 and 21-2 of the aforementioned Act of 8 February 1995, any structured process, by which two or more parties attempt to reach an agreement, outside of any legal proceedings w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-410

…tioners governed by the decrees of 22 September 1965 relating to dental care, teaching and research centres, n° 72-360 of 20 April 1972 relating to the status of resident pharmacists of the general ad…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-103-2

…r elected representatives pursuant to articles L. 7227-29 to L. 7227-32 ;4° The contribution to the Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale;5° The remuneration of local authority staff;6°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1-1

…the following shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Les dispositions du livre Ier à l'exception des articles R. 133-1, R. 133-2 (4°) et R. 135-1 à R. 135-4;L'article R. 136-1 est applicabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…esulting from Law no. 2021-998 of 30 July 2021 on the prevention of acts of terrorism and intelligence, subject to the adaptations set out in II.Articles L. 3211-12, L. 3211-12-2 and L. 3211-12-4 are…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33

For the application of this Title: 1° The words: "tribunal de grande instance" are replaced by the words: "tribunal de première instance"; 2° In Articles 21-28 and 21-29, the words: "in the department…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-9

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, article L. 1142-21 is replaced by the following provisions: Art.L. 1142-21 -When the competent court, seised of a claim for compensation for the harmful conse…

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