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Showing 45314540 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-20

…shment or service; 2° The type of establishment or service in accordance with II of article R. 2324-17 ; 3° The capacity and category of the establishment or service in accordance with articles R. 232…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-1

…of statutory auditors; c) Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 823-3-1 and Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014, relating to the term of office; d) Failure to co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-49

Article L. 236-40 is applicable only when the project provides for the allocation mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 236-48.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-59

Pursuant to article L. 2323-48, the staff representative bodies of the employing organisations, where they exist, are informed of the initiative-employment contracts concluded.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-35

Pursuant to article L. 2323-48, the staff representative bodies of the employing organisations, where they exist, are informed of the employment support contracts concluded.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3

I.-The devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 shall be placed on the market or put into service in accordance with A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R2221-26

…shall report on the measures taken at the next meeting of the Board of Directors. Failing this, the mayor may give formal notice to the director or chairman, as appropriate, to remedy the situation. I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R764-11

…pplicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des marchés financiers", the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article R762-11

…cle R. 440-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des marchés financiers", the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-19

…ting activities in the agriculture sector meeting the conditions laid down in C of I of article R. 917-17 and for those meeting the conditions provided for in B of I of the same article for candidates…

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