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Showing 12911300 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-17

…ecial budget of the police prefecture. These instalments must be paid no later than 15 February, 15 May and 15 August. The balance of the contribution due for the financial year in question is paid in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of post-authorisation safety studies

Article R5121-178

…8, who is responsible for their management and checks that they are properly funded. These studies may also be carried out, on behalf of the marketing authorisation holder and under its responsibilit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Patient care by the mobile emergency and intensive care unit

Article R6123-17

…The conditions under which the members of the mobile emergency and intensive care unit (SMUR) teams may participate in the operation of the emergency medical assistance service (SAMU), and in particul…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Additional payment without express consent

Article L121-17

…bsence of express opposition on his part to paying options which he has not requested, the consumer may claim reimbursement of the sums paid in respect of this additional payment.The provisions of thi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-17

…om the death of one of the spouses, the residence permit issued to the spouse of a foreign national may, for a period of three years following authorisation to reside in France for the purposes of fam…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-17

…m among the councillors and judges in this jurisdiction. The first president of the court of appeal may appoint a maximum of two assessors from among magistrates acting in a temporary capacity or hono…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Funds open to non-professional investors.

Article R214-177

…available to the public.II - For hedging purposes or to achieve its management objective, the SICAF may enter into the financial contracts referred to in III of Article L. 211-1, under the same condit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inspections by the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire and approved bodies

Article R1333-175

I.-The competent authority may, in special circumstances and by a reasoned decision, ask the person responsible for a nuclear activity to have the verifications provided for in this article carried ou…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedural rights of economic operators

Article R4314-17

…mic operator concerned shall be given the opportunity to comment within an appropriate period which may not be less than ten working days. In cases of urgency with regard to health and safety requirem…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1799-1

The project owner who concludes a private works contract referred to in 3° of Article 1779 must guarantee the contractor payment of the sums due when these exceed a threshold set by decree in the Cons…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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