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Showing 84618470 of 9794 articles for Art. CJEU – C-64/21 – 13 Oct. 2022

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…nts in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 ;- of Article 36 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdict…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R79

…and certified accountants in response to applications for registration or disciplinary proceedings; 13° To the tax authorities when issuing the certificates provided for in article 6 of decree no. 75-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial acts

Article A743-9

…2 of article appendix 4-7) SUB-CATEGORY DESIGNATION OF BENEFIT EMOLUMENT 1 Generic Transplant act 1.13 € 2 Certificate 1.13 € 3 Sending and executing a letter rogatory 5.58 € 5 Copy 1.13 € 6 Verificat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-7

…pair equipment;11° Fitting compression bandages;12° Removal of immobilisation and restraint devices;13° Renewal and removal of medicated dressings, tamponade and drainage systems, with the exception o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Carry back

Article 220 quinquies

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-2

At the request of the judicial police officer, or under the latter's control, the judicial police officer, intervening by telematic or computerised means, public bodies or legal persons governed by pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to specialised finance companies

Article L214-190-2-1

The repurchase by the specialised finance company of its own shares or debt securities or the issue of new shares or debt securities may be temporarily suspended by the Board of Directors, the Managem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-1

…r care provided to patients on behalf of its members, under the conditions laid down in article L. 6133-8 . When the healthcare cooperation grouping is authorised to bill for care, it takes the place…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-2

In the perimeter of the Greater Paris metropolitan area, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation known as "territorial public establishments" are created on 1 January 2016. Subject to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hospital prescription medicines

Article R5121-85

…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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