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Showing 48214830 of 9503 articles for Art. CJEU – C-593/21 – 13 Oct. 2022

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Organisation of the Criminal Records Department

Article R64

The director of the national institute of statistics and economic studies shall communicate to the automated national criminal records department the surnames, forenames, dates and places of birth and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-27

The following are excluded from any indemnification or assumption of liability by the surety guarantee mechanism: 1° Guarantee commitments made in favour of the following persons: a) Credit institutio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medicinal products reserved for hospital use

Article R5121-83

…alth establishment or in a health cooperation grouping authorised, respectively, under Articles L. 6132-2, as it stood prior to the publication of law no. 2009-879 of 21 July 2009 on hospital reform a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…ynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with the exception of articles R. 1131-3, R. 1131-7 to R. 1131-8, R. 1131-13…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-12

…ured loans under the conditions set out in the fourth to seventh paragraphs of 1° of article R. 332-13.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6462-14

…representative to negotiate and sign agreements mentioned in the last paragraph of article LO 6462-13.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Banking Inclusion Observatory

Article R312-14

…as it is concerned, as part of the information sent to the Observatory, mentioned in article R. 312-13.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Isolated work.

Article R4512-14

For work carried out in an agricultural establishment, the provisions of article R. 4512-13 only apply to work carried out on or near the premises of the farm, business or establishment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Formation and operation of regional joint cross-industry committees

Article D6323-20-3

The provisions of articles R. 6332-13, R. 6332-14 and R. 6332-34 to R. 6332-37 are applicable to the regional joint cross-industry committees.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-924

…arental leave to bring up their child, in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 6153-13.

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