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Showing 45414550 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-365

…en, on expiry of the leave entitlements provided for in articles R. 6152-361 to R. 6152-364, as the case may be, a contractual practitioner is not recognised by the medical committee mentioned in arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-35

…ic means at least fifteen days before the meeting. This deadline is reduced to eight days in urgent cases. The specialised committee meeting must be held at least eight days before the plenary session…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-25

…1 February 1996 L. 2223-12-1 law no. 2008-1350 of 19 December 2008 L. 2223-13 order no. 2005-855 of 28 July 2005 L. 2223-14 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2223-15 law no. 2022-217 of 21 Februar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 G

…d according to the organic production method provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R743-10

…32-23n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 214-32-24 to R. 214-32-27n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-28n° 2022-82 of 28 January 2022R. 214-32-29n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 214-32-30, R. 214-32-32 to R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R744-10

…32-23n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 214-32-24 to R. 214-32-27n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-28n° 2022-82 of 28 January 2022R. 214-32-29n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 214-32-30, R. 214-32-32 to R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Innovation mutual funds

Article L214-30

…ability company shares and current account advances, as defined in I and 1° of II of article L. 214-28, which grant subscribers of equity securities only the rights resulting from their status as shar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-14

The contract of incorporation or the articles of association, as the case may be, may make the management lease of a business or a craft business in the general shop subject to the approval of the ten…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-14

…ven with the consumer's agreement, begin to be performed during the first seven days, except in the case of the assigned credit agreements referred to in Article L. 222-11, which may not begin to be p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-8

…nditions under which foreign nationals may be exempted from providing proof of accommodation in the case of a humanitarian stay or cultural exchange, or when they request to travel to France for urgen…

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