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Showing 36113620 of 20267 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte – 16 Dec. 2005 – no. 04-10986

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions

Article L5216-8-1

…rental housing benefiting from a decision to grant a subsidy or subsidised loan between 1 December 2005 and 31 December 2026, with the exception of new constructions financed by means of loans referr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Merger

Article L5212-27

I. - Syndicats de communes and syndicats mixtes may be authorised to merge under the conditions set out in this article.The draft perimeter of the proposed new syndicate may be set by order of the Sta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…nd other variable- or fixed-income securities, and commissions received in accordance with Article 316 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 duri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-3-1

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use and repealing Directive 2001/20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-54-1

…le chief executive officer may be held in a controlled company within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 by the company of which he is chief executive officer;-an individual holding a position as chief…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals aged between sixteen and eighteen who declare that they wish to work

Article L421-35

…porary residence permit, the resident permit provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10 or L. 423-16, or the resident permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 426-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-4

…cessary forms are not available. It may hold an ex officio licence as referred to in Article L. 613-16 of the French Intellectual Property Code.The Agency's actions concerning the medicinal products,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-18

…ory auditor shall also comply with the provisions of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014. (1) III.-The High Council may, at the request of the statutory auditor, exceptionally…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…acher-researchers working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

…ogy-obstetrics; 13° Anaesthesia and intensive care ; 14° Medical intensive care ; 15° Stomatology ; 16° Otolaryngology ; 17° Ophthalmology ; 18° Cardiology ; 19° Radiology ; 20° Gastroenterology ; 21°…

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