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Showing 21912200 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-16

The following may participate in the work of the Supervisory Board in an advisory capacity: 1° The accounting officer ; 2° The regional director of public finance or, for the Ile-de-France region, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiability

Article L211-16

No person may claim, for any reason whatsoever, a financial security whose ownership has been acquired in good faith by the holder of the securities account in which the securities are registered or b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-16

…ion of which they are members of any change in the information concerning them and of any fact that may affect their membership of the association. They are required to inform the association as soon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-16

…ment referred to in article L. 3133-11 or the employer's decision referred to in article L. 3133-12 may not designate either the first or second day of Christmas or, regardless of the presence of a Pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-16

…bmitted to the merging company's bondholders' meetings. However, the general meeting of bondholders may give a mandate to the representatives of the general body of bondholders to oppose the merger un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-16

…easons relating to the protection of public health, the measures provided for in article R. 5122-15 may be taken in the event of misuse, as defined in article R. 5121-153, or drug dependence or abuse,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-3

…jections is forwarded to the chairman of the Enforcement Committee. Articles R. 232-90-1 and R. 241-17 to R. 241-24 are then applied. The Agency informs the interested party that he is invited to pres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-16

…he employer and the representative employee trade unions in the company. An agreement or agreements may be concluded at the level of an establishment or a group of establishments under the same condit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electoral colleges.

Article L2314-16

…Articles L. 2314-11 and L. 2314-12, in temporary employment undertakings, the distribution of seats may be the subject of a pre-electoral agreement, concluded in accordance with Article L. 2314-6, wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-16

The Minister of the Interior may, in the cases provided for in 1 and 3 of article L. 3332-15, close these establishments for a period of between three months and one year. Where applicable, the period…

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