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Showing 30313040 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-51

Officers and agents, appointed or confirmed in their position, who perform or have performed one of the functions referred to in articles R. 2223-45, R. 2223-46 and R. 2223-47 for twenty-four months f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-18

…he adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 2212-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2212-2 law no. 2014-1545 of 20 December 2014 L. 2212-2-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Groups of companies

Article 223 A

…aw draws up combined accounts pursuant to Article L. 345-2 du code des assurances, de l'article L. 212-7 du code de la mutualité ou de l'article L. 931-34 of the Social Security Code as the combining…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-6

…curity Code" are replaced by the words: "subject to the provisions of Article 28-7 of Order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R1425-1

…agreement. This agreement or, failing this, separate agreements may be concluded as of 29 December 1996. Until the entry into force of the agreement(s) relating to the transfers, an annual financing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ban on smoking in certain public places

Article R3512-2

The ban on smoking in places designated for collective use mentioned in article L. 3512-8 applies: 1° In all enclosed and covered places open to the public or which are workplaces; 2° In means of publ…

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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 R151-6

…161-25-1 of the Social Security Code are replaced by the reference to Article 19 of Order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte; c) the reference to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-21

…the national order of pharmacists in the case of establishments referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 11° and 12° of article R. 5142-1 and on the register of section C or section E in the case of establishments…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater A

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-29

The provisions of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, as well as the provisions of Regulation (…

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