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Showing 171180 of 34522 articles for Art. CE 31-3-2017 n° 395550

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-31

…s deemed to have been obtained or has been notified by any means that provides a definite date of receipt. At the end of this period, any authorisation that has remained without effect lapses. However…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-53

…1-31, the sums calculated and entered in the automatic audiovisual production account for certain episodes of a series are deducted from this account if the final authorisation is not issued…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-31

…iers meets the obligations laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system for the traceabil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Agenda

Article L2315-31

When the Social and Economic Committee meets at the request of the majority of its members, the questions attached to the request to convene the meeting are included on the agenda.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-31

…the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to portfolio management companies, with the exception of Subsection 2 of Section 5 of Chapter III of this Title. If one of these provisions is inc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-31

The provisions of articles R. 2431-16 to R. 2431-18 apply to infrastructure works.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article L4422-31

…all into question the responsibility of the executive council by the vote of a motion of no confidence.The motion of no confidence shall mention, on the one hand, the statement of the reasons for whic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for admission to the profession of commercial court clerk

Article R742-31

…m the day on which they take the oath. Any commercial court clerk who does not take the oath of office within one month of the publication of his appointment in the Journal officiel shall be declared…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Relations with other health professions and veterinary surgeons.

Article R4235-31

…embers of other health professions and veterinary surgeons and respect their professional independence.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-31

…s must complete and submit electronically, by 31 October 2021 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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