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Showing 83518360 of 13064 articles for Art. CE 9-12-2022 n° 459206

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to decisions taken by delegated federations

Article R*131-46

…ve rejected the applications listed in appendix I-7, which fall within the scope of its public service missions.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer and transit.

Article 728-26

…n accidental landing on the territory of a Member State of the European Union, the Minister of Justice shall provide the competent authority of that State with the certificate referred to in Article 7…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-13

The following shall be entered ex officio in the National Patent Register: 1° The final decision mentioned in Article R. 614-6; 2° The submission of the translation and that of the revised translation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-5

…ayotte of article R. 1225-12, the words: "in article L. 541-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in article 10-1 of order no. 2002-149 of 7 February 2002 relating to the extensio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-22

…ed in Article D. 3141-12. The purpose of this fund is, in particular, to share between the funds concerned the expenses resulting from the payment by a single fund of the allowances due to employees s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1

The biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation referred to in articles L. 2141-1, L. 2141-11 and L. 2141-12 include methods for preparing and preserving gametes and germ tissue, in v…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-14

…general guidelines of the policy for the acquisition of works and objects destined to take their place in the national collections; 4° The budget and its modifications; 5° The financial account and th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-11

…ansfer of shares and the exercise of voting rights; 7° Rules applicable to the appointment and replacement of members of the Board of Directors and to the amendment of the company's Articles of Associ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2-1

…o in I of Article L. 233-7 of the Commercial Code is also provided when the issuer's registered office is outside the European Economic Area and falls within the cases referred to in II of Article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-16

…ésolution has determined that the conditions set out in Article L. 517-13 are not fulfilled or have ceased to be fulfilled in order to ensure or restore, depending on the situation, the continuity and…

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