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Showing 53415350 of 44263 articles for Art. CE 23-2-2000 n° 162659

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-2-1

…by the national council with one or more economic operators to meet its needs for supplies or services shall comply with the principles of freedom of access to contracts, equal treatment of candidate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article R2123-22-3

…sentation of a statement of expenses and is limited, per month, to the amount of the maximum allowance likely to be paid to the mayor of a municipality of less than 500 inhabitants pursuant to the sca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

…n financial instruments apply to the branches referred to in Article L. 532-18-1 in respect of services provided within the territory of mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réun…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-29-1

Personal data contained in the processing may be accessed, for consultation purposes only, with the exception of data relating to persons registered as victims: 1° Agents of the departments mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6153-6-2

The provisions of articles D. 6153-1-23, and D. 6153-1-25 to D. 6153-1-27 are applicable to interns practising medicine, pharmacy or odontology in a health establishment on a substitute basis.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278 sexies

…ation of this article: 1° Social rental housing means housing to which personalised housing assistance applies in accordance with 3° or 5° of Article L. 831-1 of the Construction and Housing Code; 2°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals who fought in the French army, the ranks of the French internal forces, an allied army or the Foreign Legion

Article L426-2

…ting unit of the French army will be issued with a ten-year resident card, subject to lawful residence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article 694-29

…to the French authorities must be issued or validated by a judicial authority. This decision may concern, in the issuing State, either criminal proceedings or proceedings which do not relate to crimin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the national body responsible for managing the professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector

Article R8291-2

The association known as "Congés intempéries BTP-Union des caisses de France", referred to in this Title as the "union des caisses", issues the professional identification card referred to in Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 duodecies

…n b and c of 1 of I of Article 244 quater X. The turnover threshold provided for in the first sentence of the first paragraph of I of the same article does not apply to investments made in the communi…

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