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Showing 44114420 of 23469 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 23-11-2004 n° 02-11.352

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article R732-4

The provisions of articles R. 722-7, R. 722-10, R. 722-18 to R. 722-20 and R. 724-1 to R. 724-21 are applicable to the elected judges of the mixed commercial courts.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-7

The database provided for in article L. 2312-18 enables the information required for the three recurrent consultations provided for in article L. 2312-17 to be made available. All the information in t…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the Management Board

Article D6143-35-2

The Director appoints the members of the Executive Board who belong to the medical professions, on presentation of a list of proposals drawn up by the Chairman of the Institutional Medical Board. In u…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Local public companies

Article L1864-1

Municipalities and their groupings may create, within the framework of the powers attributed to them by law, local public companies in which they hold all the capital.These companies are competent, su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
PART SIX: OVERSEAS COLLECTIVITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 74 OF THE CONSTITUTION

Article L6500

From the 2020 financial year, a global autonomy grant is instituted for the benefit of French Polynesia, by deduction from State revenue, intended to compensate for the operating costs borne by this c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operations

Article R515-9

The Agency's financial aid abroad is allocated in the States of the priority solidarity zone determined by this committee pursuant toarticle 3 of decree no. 98-66 of 4 February 1998 creating the Inter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Multi-year global financing plan

Article D6145-67

The revised multiannual global financing plan for the year is deemed to be approved if the Director General of the Regional Health Agency has not objected within thirty days of receipt. The Director G…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: STAY IN FRANCE

Article R234-2

Family members who are third-country nationals mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 234-1 apply for a residence permit bearing the words "Directive 2004/38/EC-Permanent residence-All profes…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Administrative penalties, precautionary measures and other consequences

Article L232-21

Violation of the provisions of this Title may result in one or more of the following consequences for the offender: 1° The suspension defined in 2° of I of article L. 232-23; 2° The financial penaltie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-31

In accordance with the last paragraph of Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealin…

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