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Showing 46114620 of 10740 articles for Art. CJEU – Granarolo – 14 July 2016 – C-196/15

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article R4437-2

…nd Section 1 of Chapter II of Title III; b) Articles R. 4432-1 to R. 4432-7, R. 4432-13 and R. 4432-14 ; c) Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title III. II. - Articles R. 4313-1 to R. 4313-4 are applicable t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

…n 1° bis, 1° ter and 1° quater that mainly provide the service mentioned in 6° of II of Article L. 314-1, or between those mentioned in 7° bis to 7° quater. They are also authorised between the person…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R442-2

…Title I R. 410-1 R. 413-1 to R. 413-12R. 413-13from decree no. 2021-1790 of 23 December 2021R. 413-14. and R. 413-15 R. 414-2 R. 414-5 and R. 414-6 In Title II R. 421-1 to R. 421-5 R. 421-7 and R. 42…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Limit values

Article R4453-3

…e following exposure limit values:You can consult the table in the facsimile of OJ nº 0182 of 06/08/2016, text nº 27 at the following address https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000032…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS

Article L3641-1

…ves;b) Organisation of mobility within the meaning of the articles L. 1231-1, L. 1231-8 and L. 1231-14 à L. 1231-16 of the Transport Code; creation, development and maintenance of roads in the public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-3

…rovide the agents referred to in Article L. 4311-6 , other than those authorised under Article L. 4314-1, with: 1° The declarations, certificates and instructions referred to in I of Article R. 4746-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-26

…authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Code, Article 1 of Law no. 71-584 of 16 July 1971, as amended, designed to regulate the retention of guarantees in respect of works contract…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L654-2

…erritory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. "4° The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 614-11 do not apply; 5° In Article L. 615-1, the provisions of 1° do not apply; 6° The sixth paragrap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L1143-2

An association of users of the healthcare system approved pursuant to article L. 1114-1 may take legal action to obtain compensation for individual losses suffered by users of the healthcare system wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 804

…o 529-6 and article 706-157 which is applicable in these local authorities as drafted by the loi n° 2016-731 du 3 juin 2016 ;2° Pour les îles Wallis et Futuna, des articles 52-1,83-1 and 83-2, the fif…

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