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Showing 68916900 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3b: Hybrid specialities

Article R5121-9-6

…lfil the conditions for being a reference proprietary medicinal product in an existing hybrid group may, by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des pr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable to Martinique

Article A428-2

…y the territorial collectivity of Martinique; b) One representative appointed by the Association of Mayors of Martinique, including one in agreement with the National Association of Elected Officials…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to activities involving the broadcasting of amplified sound at high noise levels

Article R1336-1

I. - The provisions of this chapter apply to places open to the public or receiving the public, whether enclosed or open, hosting activities involving the broadcasting of amplified sound, the sound le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R722-22

The declaration of interests of commercial court judges referred to in I of article L. 722-21 includes the following information:1° Identification of the declarant:a) The surname, first name and date…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of the diploma

Article A212-104

The specific part of the "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" is obtained : 1° Either by passing an examination; for the first-degree State Certificate in Sports Education, the candidate must obtain th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article A232

I.-The information provided for in II of Article L. 232-6 shall be presented in accordance with the methods set out below or those relating to the declarations referred to in Parts B and C of Section…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-8

The offer of a benefit covered by article L. 1453-7 is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the beneficiary and the person referred to in article L. 1453-5. This agreement is subject to t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article D431-19

The competent authority's decision on the application for the visa provided for in 5° of article R. 431-16 is notified to the foreign national in writing as soon as possible and at the latest within n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to doorstep selling and the distance provision of financial services.

Article R353-1

Any person canvassing for banking and financial services as defined in article L. 341-1, with the exception of the cases mentioned in the seventh paragraph of this article, failing to provide the pers…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of housing (R).

Article R2113-15

…elating to the allocation of housing set by the articles R. 2511-4 to R. 2511-16 for arrondissement mayors are applicable to deputy mayors of associated communes and delegated communes. Decisions or p…

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