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Showing 48114820 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-7

…ce of its missions and its resources in an annual report drawn up pursuant to Article 21 of Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and indep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-21

Voting takes place under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2017-1811 of 28 December 2017 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic voting via the internet for the election of sta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Judicial police

Article 811

For the application of the first paragraph of

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Permanent resident card

Article L426-4

…long-term resident-EU" residence permit provided for under articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, or L. 426-17, of which he or she is the holder, a permanent residence card for an indefinite period may be iss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-9

…mental principles set out in Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code and the provisions of this Title may enter or leave the territory to which this Code applies. These movements of embryos are exclusiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-3

…incumbent, under the vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, on the manufacturer or, where applicable, his authorised representative, the importer and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-19

Decisions referred to in articles R. 5221-17, R. 5221-32 et seq. may be appealed to the Minister for Immigration.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-14

…ration of contract staff; 15° Guidelines for pricing policy; 16° Legal proceedings and settlements; 17° the agreements mentioned in the eighth paragraph of article D. 112-5 and in article D. 112-6. Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-25

…23-16-2 and those whose business consists of managing equity interests and transferable securities, may declare that the annual accounts they file will not be made public. When the same filing is made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other authorised persons.

Article L5414-1

…nostic medical devices and their accessories;3° The products listed in Annex XVI to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 ;4° (Repealed) ;5° Cosmetic p…

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