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Showing 23212330 of 19160 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25 February 2016

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 28: Energy labelling

Article R412-43-1

…exes; 3° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-1

…n 2014, this amount is equal to €40,121,044,000.In 2015, this amount is equal to €36,607,053,000.In 2016, this amount is equal to €33,221,814,000.In 2017, this amount is equal to €30,860,013,000.In 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article R2334-3-2

…traordinary income, changes in inventories and, for municipalities in the overseas departments from 2016, for the application of article L. 2334-7-3, the amounts collected in respect of dock dues.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

…licable, Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 concerning the integrity and transparency of the wholesale energy market, at least o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-12

…ive contract. However, when a grouping issues bonds under the conditions provided for in Article L. 251-7, management control must be exercised by one or more natural persons appointed by the General…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-8

…f exitsTOTAL NUMBERof passage unitsLess than 20 people11 20 to 50 people1 + 1 accessory1 (a)or 1 (b)251 to 100 people22 or 1 + 1 clearanceaccessory (a)2101 to 200 people23201 to 300 people24301 to 400…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing pharmacists

Article R5126-81

…pharmacy for internal use is managed by a fire brigade pharmacist as referred to in article R. 1424-25 of the general code for local authorities. The pharmacist's time spent in the pharmacy for intern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Practice of the profession.

Article R6223-44

…but his share in the profits calculated in application of the second paragraph of article R. 6223-25 is reduced in proportion to the duration of the ban. No exclusion decision may be taken if the me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-4

…accordance with the conditions set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1018 of 29 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Principles of justification, optimisation and limitation

Article R1333-9

…ng radiation, the information established in application of the second paragraph of Article L. 1333-25.These elements of justification are recorded in writing by the person responsible for the nuclear…

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