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Showing 26312640 of 20728 articles for Art. Cass. com. 14 février 2007 n° 05-20312

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-13

…said departments.He manages the staff of the collectivity under the conditions provided by the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Entertainment, advertising and fashion professions

Article R7523-2

…1 in Mayotte: 1° Le b du 1° est remplacé par les dispositions suivantes: " b) Article 1er du décret n° 98-1162 du 16 décembre 1998 et article R. 243-13 du code de la sécurité sociale " ; 2° c of 2° do…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article L214-181

…sation fund is set up at the initiative of the management company referred to in III of Article L. 214-168 or, where applicable, a sponsor referred to in IV of Article L. 214-175-1. Where the units or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Arrangements for monitoring workers' state of health

Article D4624-64

If the certificate or opinion mentioned in articles R. 4624-14 and R. 4624-25 is issued, the health professional will give his opinion with regard to the job and issue this document to each employer.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article R4061-2

…icle L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, the competent administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 1453-10, L. 1453-12 and L. 1453-14 of this Code is the Minister of Defence. For the application of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Powers of the State representative

Article L2573-22

I.-The Articles L. 2215-1 to L. 2215-8 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For the application of article L. 2215-8, after the words:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2142-12

…nce de la biomédecine on the basis of the provisions prior to the entry into force of Act no. 2011-814 of 7 July 2011 on bioethics to carry out one or more medically assisted procreation activities, a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

…persons residing in the department referred to in articles 21-2, 21-11, 21-12, 21-13-1, 21-13-2, 21-14, 21-14-1, 21-15, 24-1, 24-2 and 32-4 of this code as well as to Article 2 of Act no. 64-1328 of 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-2

…icant holds an authorisation to practise issued pursuant to articles L. 4221-9, L. 4221-12, L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2 or an authorisation to practise issued pursuant to article L. 4002-3, a copy o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…d social security contributions;5° bis Under the conditions provided for in Article 88-1 of the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territ…

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