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Showing 21712180 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-25

…the President of the Metropolitan Council, showing expenditure which, having been committed before 31 December of the previous year, has not been mandated before the end of the financial year. This s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-114-2

…up by the President of the local authority, showing expenditure which, having been committed before 31 December of the previous year, has not been mandated before the end of the financial year. This s…

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

Article D72-104-2

…up by the President of the local authority, showing expenditure which, having been committed before 31 December of the previous year, has not been mandated before the end of the financial year. This s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Marketing authorisation issued by the European Union

Article R5121-53

…pean Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-24

…being prosecuted before the French courts or if the French courts have decided not to institute proceedings or to terminate them;2° Si la personne recherchée pour l'exécution d'une peine ou d'une mes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L23-11-2

…n article L. 23-11-1 is set out in an agreement between any holder of securities and the company concerned, which undertakes to transfer the amount resulting from the sharing commitment to the employe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

…na, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Unless otherwise provided, references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a U…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° References to the mayor of the commune and to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° With the exception…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-6

I.-The equivalence of group supervision exercised by a supervisory authority of a third country to that mentioned in Article L. 356-11 may be determined by a delegated act of the Commission adopted pu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-23

I.-Where the third country in which a third-country insurance or reinsurance undertaking mentioned in VI of Article R. 356-22 has its head office makes that undertaking subject to an authorisation reg…

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