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Showing 16011610 of 43690 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 16-3-2023 n° 21-25.002

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-16

In the regional aid areas delimited by the decree mentioned in article R. 1511-10, local authorities and their groupings may grant aid for business property investment under the conditions set out in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of the sports agent's licence

Article R222-16

The sports agents' interfederal commission sets the programme for the first test and whether it is written or oral. Acting as an examination board, it draws up the subject of the test, sets the markin…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L4132-16

Any person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the public meetings of the regional council, the deliberations of the standing committee, the budgets and accounts…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-16

The application for marketing authorisation is accompanied by a dossier containing : 1° The administrative information required to examine the application ; 2° Scientific documentation demonstrating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hospitals.

Article R6141-16

Public health establishments that are not on the list of regional hospital centres or local hospital lists are hospital centres.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies

Article L4132-21-1

The Regional Council, when one fifth of its members so request, shall deliberate on the creation of a mission of information and evaluation, tasked with gathering information on a matter of regional i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

The identification of a person by his or her genetic fingerprints may only be sought:1° In the context of investigation or enquiry measures carried out in the course of legal proceedings;2° For medica…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-1

People aged at least sixty-five who have been lawfully and habitually resident in France for at least twenty-five years and who are the direct ascendants of a French national may claim French national…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-169

The services listed under numbers 178 to 180 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees: Service number the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Emolument…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article L133-16

Article L. 2123-22 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales sets out the rules governing increases in local elected representatives' allowances voted by the municipal councils of classified…

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