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Showing 49414950 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-18

…of a declaration on their honour, that they meet the conditions laid down in C of I of article R. 917-17. "Each candidate from the college representing activities in the trades and crafts sector cert…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-4

…nister for Defence.The members mentioned in 2° are appointed by order of the Minister for Sport and may be represented by their alternate, designated and appointed under the same conditions;3° Nine el…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Proposal

Article L551-10

The applicant is informed, in a language he or she understands or may reasonably be expected to understand, that he or she may be refused material reception conditions or that they may be terminated u…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-82

The conditions for air diving are set out in appendices III-16 a and III-16 b.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-144

…r the allowance of veterinary students and, where applicable, the nature of any other benefits they may receive; c) A list of the names of the veterinary surgeons, indicating their registration number…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-20

For the drawing up of the agreements provided for in articles L1424-13, L1424-14 and L1424-17, either party may request the opinion of the departmental consultative commission provided for in Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-22

A general-purpose investment fund may enter into the financial contracts referred to in 5° of I of Article L. 214-24-55 on the markets referred to in 1°, 2° or 3° of I of Article R. 214-32-18 or trade…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-14

…pational injury and disease branch of the general scheme. The fund mentioned in the first paragraph may delegate the management functions mentioned in articles L. 4163-15, L. 4163-16 and L. 4163-18 by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-28

…who grants credit without carrying out the creditworthiness study referred to in article L. 313-16 may be deprived of the right to interest, in full or in the proportion set by the judge.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-10

The rights of access and rectification provided for in Articles 39 and 40 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties may be exercised with the Pub…

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