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Showing 32513260 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-4

…is to promote agricultural production, as well as their unions and federations;5° Caisses d'assurances et de réassurances mutuelles agricoles et les caisses mutuelles d'allocations familiales agricol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R775-4

…n of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 515-5 to R. 515-16n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017R. 515-17No. 2019-742 of 16 July 2019R. 515-18 to R. 515-25n° 2017-582 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-4

Without prejudice to the powers of the representative of the State in the department by virtue of 9° of Article 2 of Section III of the Decree of 22 December 1789, the police matters entrusted to the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 480

…ermines in its operative part all or part of the principal issue, or a judgment which rules on a procedural objection, a plea in bar or any other incident, shall, as soon as it is given, have the forc…

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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.4122-4-5

The President of the National Council is responsible for awarding contracts. He may delegate this responsibility under the conditions laid down in the internal regulations referred to in article L. 41…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions and testing programmes

Article R1322-40

Health inspections are carried out by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. It includes any of the checks mentioned in article R. 1321-15.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions and testing programmes

Article R1322-41

…es the nature and frequency of the analyses, depending on the type of water used, as well as the procedures for adapting the programme. The places where samples are taken are determined by decision of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions and testing programmes

Article R1322-42

…order mentioned in article R. 1322-3; 2° The water shows signs of instability or deterioration; 3° Certain people present disorders or symptoms of an illness related to the use of the water supplied;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-40

By way of exception and solely to take part in a single advanced training course for youth leaders, an employee aged over twenty-five may take leave to train youth leaders. In support of his applicati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-41

…s provided as part of the management and youth leader training leave will issue the employee with a certificate stating that he/she has actually attended the course. This certificate is given to the e…

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