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Showing 16811690 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17-2

…ditions set out in the second to fifth paragraphs and in the last two paragraphs of article L. 5211-17. The deliberations mentioned in the second paragraph of the same article L. 5211-17 define, accor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-12

The Etablissement Français du Sang is subject to the provisions of titles I and III of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to private educational establishments under contract with the State

Article L5134-128

…s section apply to the private educational establishments mentioned in articles L. 442-5 and L. 442-12 of the Education Code and article L. 813-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, subject to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17

…nicipalities under the conditions provided for in 3 of 3° of B of III of article 85 of law no. 2005-1719 of 30 December 2005 of finance for 2006 (1). The transfer of powers is pronounced by order of t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Managing Director

Article R411-17

…ale and reimbursement of holiday vouchers under the conditions set out in III of article R. 411-16; 12° To enter into any deed, contract, agreement, convention or contract on behalf of the agency, or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article R531-17

…down by the general security reference system provided for in Article 9 of Order no. 2005-1516 of 8 December 2005 relating to electronic exchanges between users and administrative authorities and betw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-17

…n and reasoned statement lodged at the registry under the conditions provided for in article R. 464-12 within one month of receipt of the notification provided for in the third paragraph of article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-17

…16 also covers data relating to the identity and non-identifying data mentioned in Article R. 2143-12 of third-party donors subject to the provisions of Chapter III of Title IV of Book I of Part Two…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collection of labile blood products.

Article R1222-17

…heir training, experience and the requirements of good transfusion practice mentioned in article L. 1222-12.II - Supervision of the sampling process is carried out by :1° Doctors who have the authoris…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 B

…f a société de libre partenariat which has included in the declaration provided for in I of Article 242 quinquies erroneous information leading to the concealment of non-compliance with the 50% quota…

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