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Showing 38613870 of 30216 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 9-7-2004 n° 02-16.302

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

Article L2334-7-3

…iling that, from the twelfths provided for in article L. 2332-2 and in II of l'article 46 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006 de la commune. If, for a commune, this levy w…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R213-9-1

The divorce or legal separation agreement by mutual consent provided for in article 229-1 of the Civil Code may provide for maintenance to be paid directly.In this case, the maintenance debtor must sp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article 706-47

This Title shall apply to proceedings concerning the following offences: 1° Crimes of murder or assassination provided for in articles 221-1 to 221-4 of the Penal Code, when committed on a minor or wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 C

The provisions of Article 42 septies are applicable to the start-up grant for young farmers provided for in articles D. 343-9 to D. 343-12 of the rural and maritime fishing code when it is allocated t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-7

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The definition of the shared medical project provided for in II of Article L. 6132-2 ;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-9

The person responsible for placing a tattoo product on the market is required, in the event of serious doubt as to the harmlessness of one or more substances, to provide the Director General of the Ag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-6

The location report completes the traceability and mapping documents relating to the furniture and buildings within its scope. The person referred to in the first paragraph of I of article R. 4412-97…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° A The first sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 412-6 is not applicable to the renewal of the residence permit of a foreigner in a state of po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-75

Authorisation for the creation or transfer is granted by the Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction after obtaining the opinion of the competent central council o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D331-7

Information, warning and evacuation requirements to ensure the safety of occupants of land located in the zones referred to in article R. * 443-9 of the town planning code are set out in articles R. 1…

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