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Showing 22612270 of 20367 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 16 June 2022

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-1

…ent des dépenses des conseils d'architecture, d'urbanisme et de l'environnement, prévue à l'article 1635 quater A du code général des impôts ;8° The repayment from the Fonds national de garantie indiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1261-28

…documents referred to in article R. 1261-24 and the activity report referred to in article R. 1261-16. It is made under the same terms and conditions as the initial application.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-44

The agents referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 4163-16 are sworn and approved under the conditions defined by order of the Minister for Social Security, Labour and Agriculture to carry o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-18

…D. 2564-14; c) If the operation is not carried out within the period stipulated in article D. 2564-16.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…licable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting fromOrder No. 2016-966 of 15 July 2016. Article L. 5121-1-2 is applicable in Wallis and Futuna in the version result…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 sexies

In accordance with articles L. 114-16-1 to L. 114-16-3 of the Social Security Code, customs officers are authorised to communicate and receive any documents or information useful in combating social s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-6

…red to in articles R. 15-2-4 and R. 15-2-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6-6

…red to in articles R. 15-6-4 and R. 15-6-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article R351-3

…s and Stateless Persons in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 531-11 to R. 531-16. However, if necessary and by way of derogation from article R. 531-15, the personal interview ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L3334-1

…n 2023, the amount of the departments' overall operating allocation is equal to that distributed in 2022. In 2023, this amount is reduced by the amount corresponding to the reductions in allocations t…

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