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Showing 64216430 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – C-381/98 – 9 Nov. 2000

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-4

…cted or appointed in more than one of the categories mentioned in 1° to 7° of II of Article L. 1111-9-1.II. - A list is considered complete once it includes a candidate and his or her alternate for th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Settlement of public claims.

Article D626-15

…ed taking into account:- the efforts made by creditors other than those mentioned in article D. 626-9;- the financial efforts made by shareholders and directors;- the debtor's financial situation and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-6

…ted and any credit balance returned, when this verification is carried out by a person mentioned in 9° and 9° bis of Article L. 561-2; 3° If a contract is concluded, identity is verified at the latest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-16

…epresentatives, one representative for each of the organisations mentioned in II of article R. 2272-9 for each sub-committee. They may not exercise the prerogatives conferred on the organisations repr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-32

…7° Presentation of commitments given and received; 8° Presentation of the use of earmarked revenue; 9° Staff report 9° Statement of personnel; 10° List of grouping bodies of which the Corsican local a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-43

The specific obligations which may be imposed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 5121-9 and which must be mentioned in the risk management system are, in particular, the following: 1° The a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation and powers

Article L5219-1

…sentative in the department or departments concerned on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République, and of which at leas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L812-3

…easures provided for in Chapter V of Title II of Book VI of this Code, in Title VI of the loi n° 85-98 du 25 janvier 1985 précitée ou, dans le régime antérieur à cette loi, au titre II de la loi n° 67…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-11

…ned by Book II of the Mutual Code and provident institutions and unions governed by Title 3 of Book 9 of the Social Security Code, the loan or loans for development funds. However, from half the durat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-1

…h the conditions of professional competence as defined in sub-section 2 of Chapter IV of this Title;9° The body referred to in article L. 512-1 may, in application of the provisions of article R. 514-…

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