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Showing 50415050 of 10372 articles for Art. CE 28-9-2021 n° 439145

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

…grant semi-public companies engaged in the construction or management of housing subsidies or advances intended for housing programmes, and their annexes, the financing of which is subject to maximum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4323-2

…rticle R. 4124-3-5 to masseur-physiotherapists, 1°, 2° and 3° of II of article R. 4124-3-5 are replaced by the following provisions:"For masseur-physiotherapists, the report is drawn up by three pract…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-14

…particular for :1° Drawing up and, where appropriate, applying regulations and rules of good practice ;2° Defining health quality and safety for activities within the remit of the Agence de la bioméd…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Chapter I ;2° The first paragr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-7

…e same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 314-5 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-29

The amount of aid for collective operations may not exceed 50% of the expenditure mentioned in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-67

A local investment fund may not invest more than 10% of its assets in rights representing a financial investment in entities mentioned in 2° of II of article L. 214-28 which are not covered by the oth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-31

…al meetings of shareholders referred to in article R. 228-28 are published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires. This publication indicates the date on which the consolidation operations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-25

…o information provided for in I de l'article 32 de la loi du 6 janvier 1978 sus mentionnée, sauf en ce qui concerne les personnes habilitées à accéder mentionnées aux articles R. 53-21-2 and R. 53-21-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-37

…of machinery or personal protective equipment which has been the subject of an EC type-examination certificate, the person responsible for the operation shall ensure that the item in question conform…

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