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Showing 39613970 of 23166 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 21-12-2007 n° 06-12.769

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-16

Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution has determined that the conditions set out in Article L. 517-13 are not fulfilled or have ceased to be fulfilled in order to ensure or restor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-22-1

…ations relatives à un contenu illicite aux personnes mentionnées au 2 du I de l'article 6 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique par les agents habilités, da…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions relating to associated communes resulting from a merger with more than 100,000 inhabitants and delegated communes

Article R2113-19

…applicable to the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et aux communes déléguée…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-20

I. - Authorisation to implement a water pricing system that does not include a term directly proportional to the total volume consumed may only be granted if the total population of the commune, the p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Recruitment and status of contract agents

Article L113-1

In order to carry out its missions, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may recruit non-tenured staff on open-ended contracts under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1-1

…(4°) et R. 135-1 à R. 135-4;L'article R. 136-1 est applicable dans sa rédaction résultant du décret n° 2021-1369 du 20 octobre 2021;L'articles R. 122-3, R. 122-6, R. 122-7, R. 122-8, R. 122-10, R. 122…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to decisions taken by delegated federations

Article R*131-46

Pursuant to II of article 21 of the law of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, if a delegated sports federation remains silent for two months, it is deemed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6371-8

…ions provided for in II and III of the article 109 and to the article 111 of the aforementioned loi n° 2004-809 du 13 août 2004. IX. - On the date of entry into force of the decree or decrees provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I : JOINT UNDERTAKINGS COMPOSED OF COMMUNES AND PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS OF INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION OR EXCLUSIVELY PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS OF INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5711-6

Within one year of its creation, a public-private association resulting from a merger in application of Article L. 5711-2 may be authorised by the representative(s) of the State in the department(s) c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title VI: Health products containing nanoparticulate substances

Article R5161-1

Articles R. 523-12 to R. 523-21 of the Environmental Code apply to nanoparticulate substances used in the composition of health products intended for humans, cosmetic products mentioned in article L.…

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