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Showing 91100 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R*4433-24

…The Prefect of the region and, in Mayotte, the Prefect of Mayotte, is the secondary authorising officer.

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-22

…lating to the powers of the persons authorised to bind them. Where applicable, applicants must produce the documents specified in Articles D. 8222-5 or D. 8222-7 or D. 8254-2 to D. 8254-5 of the Frenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-4

Portfolio management companies shall set a target for balanced representation of women and men among the teams, bodies and managers responsible for making investment decisions. The results obtained ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-24

If the National Council uses the tender procedure, it cannot negotiate with the tenderers. It may only ask them to specify the content of their tender. Where the national council uses the procedure wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-4

A panel of experts attached to the Office will carry out any investigations required to examine the claim, in accordance with the adversarial principle, and will, if necessary, arrange for an expert o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-24-4

When farmers use service providers to sort their seeds, these sorting operations must be carried out under conditions that guarantee the traceability of products from varieties covered by plant variet…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-24-1

When fixed-rate fines, reduced fixed-rate fines and increased fixed-rate fines apply to a legal entity, their amount is quintupled.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-24-4

The regional council may adopt a regional action plan for the circular economy. It may also decide to conduct local experiments involving the interconnection of the various waste collection, sorting a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I bis: Priority question on constitutionality

Article R*49-24

When the plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution is raised by a detainee, in support of a request that may be made by handing it to the head…

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