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Showing 50515060 of 24143 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 avril 2016 n° 14-26555

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

Article L2223-3

…t the conditions for being registered on the commune's electoral roll in application of articles L. 12 and L. 14 of the Electoral Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-20

…ubstituted for the Office des transports de la région de Corse, instituted by article 20 of the loi n° 82-659 du 30 juillet 1982 portant statut particulier de la région de Corse : compétences, dans se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-410

…overned by the decrees of 22 September 1965 relating to dental care, teaching and research centres, n° 72-360 of 20 April 1972 relating to the status of resident pharmacists of the general administrat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R354-4

…ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE LE RÉDACTIONURS R. 341-24 to R. 341-27 Resulting from the decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article R354-2

…e table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION R. 341-24 to R. 341-27 Resulting from the decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R920-1

…f the code are applicable in the Department of Mayotte:1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 123-171-1, R. 122-1 à R. 122-17, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, R. 132-1 to R. 133-2, D. 145-12 à D. 145-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-8

The nationals mentioned in Article 9 of Order No. 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions not falling within the scope of Articles R. 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4311-41-6

…nurses holding a European professional card, pursuant to Article 4 of the aforementioned Order No. 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-150

…s and for products which must be covered by the marketing authorisation provided for in article L. 5121-8, after this authorisation has been issued;2° For the medicinal products mentioned in article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13

…import and export of gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1 are subject to prior authorisation issued by the Agence nationale d…

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