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Showing 221230 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-48

…he or she is placed or detained pursuant to a judicial or administrative decision, proof of address may consist of a certificate issued by the person in charge of this establishment and sent by him or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General justification for categories of medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-48

…h, issued after consultation with healthcare professionals and the opinion of the competent bodies, may lay down, on a transitional basis, special provisions for collecting and analysing information c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-48

Where the applicant has been invited, pursuant to Article R. 612-33, to divide his application, he may, within the period provided for in that Article, submit written observations in which he refutes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Regional Voting Commission

Article R2122-48

…r collectivities.The representatives of the other candidate trade union organisations in the region may take part in the work of the committee in an advisory capacity.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-48

…paragraph of I of Article L. 626-27, it shall, in the same judgment, open proceedings, as the case may be, for the legal reorganisation or legal liquidation of the debtor. The judgment is served by t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-48

…branch in order to provide, in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte or Saint-Martin, the investment services mentioned in Article L. 321-1 and, where applicable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2333-48

…ty has determined the number of overnight stays and, where applicable, their cost. The municipality may ask the professionals mentioned in II of article L. 2333-34 who are not responsible for collecti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-48

…ote referred to in article L. 313-42 or the interest attached to this note, the holder of this note may ask the lending institution to make available to him contracts constituting long-term receivable…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-48

Production programme aid may also contribute, within the limits set out in 2° of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-48

I. - The health care organisation's medical committee or medical conference may refer any matter relating to the implementation of haemovigilance rules in the health care organisation to the regional…

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