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Showing 22412250 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R281-5

…cial Security Code are replaced by the reference to the benefits mentioned in article 20-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte; 2° Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-27

…elopment powers includes at least one mountain municipality mentioned in 3° of I of Article L. 2333-26, all the member municipalities may transfer to this public establishment all or part of the tax t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5832-3

…L. 5212-29, L. 5212-29-1 and L. 5212-30, or of a communauté de communes pursuant to article L. 5214-26, is made up of a quarter of the members elected by the college referred to in 1° of Article L. 52…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article D224-12-1

…pany. When the setting up of a supervisory committee is compulsory in application of article L. 224-26, a supervisory committee common to all member companies is set up within twelve months. The plan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-3

…rtés ; 5° A ban on civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of Article 131-26 of the Criminal Code; 6° A residence ban for a maximum of five years.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…laria in overseas departments; 21. Plague; 22. Poliomyelitis; 23. Rabies; 24. Measles; 25. Rubella; 26. Native urogenital schistosomiasis; 27. Suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other human trans…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article R4413-10

…f the agency; 7° Staff numbers and recruitment conditions, in compliance with the provisions of Law no. 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique terri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-128

…stablishment holding the authorisation provided for in Article 4 of Council Directive 90/167/EEC of 26 March 1990 laying down the conditions governing the preparation, placing on the market and use of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-30

…each care activity mentioned in article R. 6122-25 and heavy equipment mentioned in article R. 6122-26, the areas defined in 2° of I of article L. 1434-3 within which there are needs not covered by au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-40

…of the decisions referred to in Article R. 162-42-4 of the Social Security Code and Article R. 6145-26 and that the institution is subject to a recovery plan in application of Article L. 6143-3. In th…

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