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Showing 23612370 of 20828 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 Mar. 1988 – no. 86-16362

French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L442-1

…de Général des Collectivités Territoriales in Articles L. 422-3 to L. 422-8 and L. 422-11 to L. 422-15 are replaced, where applicable, by the provisions of the Code des Communes applicable to Saint-Pi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order no. 2016-80…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-3-1

…of Finance, or management staff from the establishments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, or any o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-7

The centre referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 2141-3 shall compile a file containing information on the two members of the couple or the unmarried woman at the origin of conception which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-2

The rights provided for in Article L. 3355-1 are also recognised for trade unions formed in accordance with the law of 31 March 1884 for the defence of the general interests of the drinks trade.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Local missions for the professional and social integration of young people

Article D5314-0

…onal and social integration of young people provide information on the civic service created by law no. 2010-241 of 10 March 2010, using any means at their disposal.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigation

Article R4443-5

…R. 4234-22 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version published in Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Rights of audiovisual communication companies

Article L216-1

The reproduction of its programmes, as well as their making available to the public by sale, hire or exchange, their radio or television broadcasting, their making available to the public online and t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article R211-89

A new licence is granted under the same terms and conditions as those set out in articles D. 211-86 and R. 211-87.However, the rector of the academic region may, by way of exception, issue a new licen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 G

The provisions of Article 150-0 B shall apply to capital gains realised from 21 July 1993, the date of publication of privatisation law no. 93-923 of 19 July 1993, on the exchange of the securities re…

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