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Showing 25212530 of 20267 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 February 2016

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-18

…and National Security Committee for the Protection of Individuals mentioned in I of Article L. 1123-16 and, in the case of research mentioned in 1° of article L. 1121-1, clinical investigations mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-3

…pulsory for medicinal products on the list set out in Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation No 2016/161 EU of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…e table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-5

…atory, in accordance with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/573 of 6 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-7

…s set at 50% up to a limit of 720,000,000 F in 2000,840,000,000 F in 2001,146,351,040 euros in 2002,164,644,920 euros in 2003,182,938,800 euros from 2004 to 2016 and 212,938,800 euros in 2017 and subs…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2191-19

…ent is less than 80% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2191-16 to R. 2191-18, the reimbursement of the advance payment must be completed when the amount of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants.

Article L4332-3

…ant in 2007.From 2009, the amount allocated to each region is equal to that for 2008.From 1 January 2016, when a region is formed by grouping together several regions, in accordance with Article 1 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-11

…f the person concerned under the conditions set out in articles L. 1442-13-2 to L. 1442-14, L. 1442-16-1 and L. 1442-16-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-5

…21-7 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "article 19 of order no. 2002-149 of 7 February 2002 relating to the extension and generalisation of family benefits and social protection…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-23

…article…

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