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Showing 40414050 of 20574 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 July 2001 – no. 97-20018

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article R6148-1

…Agency may consult the infrastructure financing support mission provided for in Article 76 of Order no. 2015-899 of 23 July 2015, as part of its advisory role, in order to complete the appraisal of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration.

Article R6152-514

…ents for which are laid down by decree. Subject to the provisions of articles R. 6152-506, R. 6152-517 and article 25 of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servant…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-8

…In all other cases, the person may only make the request if there is no criminal record in bulletin no. 2 of their criminal record. In the event of a final decision to acquit or acquit the accused, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72-1

…irst paragraph of article L. 5123-2 of the present code or in the first paragraph of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code in the indication in question is no longer met, the early access auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-8

…Code, any laboratory carrying out expert assessments in application of articles L. 215-9 to L. 215-17 of the Consumer Code, any laboratory carrying out health checks or self-monitoring as provided fo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-7

…R. * 421-17 du même code, l'autorisation prévue au premier alinéa du IV bis de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-1

…V. - When a councillor deputises for the mayor under the conditions provided for in article L. 2122-17, he/she may receive, for the duration of the deputy's term of office and after deliberation by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors.

Article L3353-3

…t offence, the public prosecution may be extinguished, under the conditions set out in articles 495-17 to 495-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the payment of a fixed fine of €300. The amount o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-6-1

…nancial holding company or on supervisory measures equivalent to those provided for in Articles L. 517-16 and L. 517-17, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall provide all the coop…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-16

…lly be released before the expiry of this period. Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 3332-17, 95% of the fund's assets may be invested in company shares. Notwithstanding the provisions of ar…

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