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Showing 33313340 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration

Article A123-29

The Registrar will affix to each registration file, for the sole purpose of managing these files, a management number consisting of the figures for the current year, followed by the letter A in the ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions specific to the "oncological surgery" modality

Article D6124-132

…rventional sector of the holder of an authorisation with category C mentioned in III of article R. 6123-87-1 includes equipment and medical devices adapted to the care of children. The holder of an au…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-27

…risk sub-module according to the standard formula without the option provided for in Article R. 352-12, the standard parameters to be used for the shares referred to in Article 173 of Commission Deleg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-1

…t insurance scheme to a private law body of their choice. The institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 provides the insurance allowance and the allowance for self-employed workers on behalf of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article R5141-96

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail shall inform the European Medicines Agency, the other Member States of the Europe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-7

Where it has intervened under the conditions provided for in c) of Article L. 424-2, the compensation body shall have a claim :a) The guarantee fund of the State where the accident took place in the c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VI: RULES APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article R3126-1

…less of their estimated value, have as their object: a) Activities covered by c of 1° of Article L. 1212-3 ; b) One of the social services or other specific services listed in the notice annexed to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune.

Article D2573-13-1

Where, as a result of the implementation of a construction programme, the observed change in the population of a commune in French Polynesia meets the following formula:B + C greater than or equal to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6147-110

The rates for services provided by the public health establishment of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, instituted inarticle L. 174-3 of the Social Security Code, are established for : 1° Full hospitalisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Purpose of approval.

Article R6312-13

…ate diploma, possibly accompanied by staff in the categories mentioned in 3° and 4° of article R. 6312-7 ; 2° At least two vehicles in categories A, C or D mentioned in article R. 6312-8, including at…

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