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Showing 36513660 of 4213 articles for Art. CE 31 Mar 2017 n° 401059

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-15

…onal training account in respect of the activities mentioned in 3° of article L. 5151-9, with the exception of the thematic civic reservists mentioned in 3°, 4°, 8° and 11° of article D. 5151-14, decl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure.

Article R5141-47-3

In order to obtain recognition in France of a marketing authorisation issued by another Member State of the European Union, known as the reference State, the holder of this authorisation must submit a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compliance visit.

Article D6322-48

The compliance visit provided for in Article L. 6322-1 shall take place within two months of the authorisation holder informing the Director General of the Regional Health Agency that it is in a posit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

I. - Taxpayers who, between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, create activities in the zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in the B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-33

…new shares may be temporarily suspended by the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the officers of the simplified joint stock company, when exceptional circumstances so require and if the int…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-1

Where there is only one creditor meeting the conditions set out in article L. 331-1, that creditor shall send a request for payment of its claim by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-1

Persons who have been the subject of a final conviction for one of the offences referred to in articles 222-34 to 222-40,225-4-1,225-4-7,313-1,313-3,314-1,324-1,324-5,324-6,421-1 to 421-2-4,421-5,432-…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2341-1

Persons who have been the subject of a final conviction for one of the offences referred to in articles 222-34 to 222-40,313-1,313-3,314-1,324-1,324-5,324-6,421-1 to 421-2-4,421-5,432-10,432-11,432-12…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-5

By way of derogation from Article L. 4111-1 and until 31 December 2025, the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies of Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique and the State Representative in Saint…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-2

…ement of credit institutions or investment firms which are part of a group ; 2° The opening of a procedure likely to result in the imposition of a sanction, the adoption of a measure provided for in A…

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