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Showing 55215530 of 51396 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 novembre 2011 n° 10-15887

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Resources

Article R121-28

…gration et de l'intégration come from:1° Taxes, fees and case fees that it is authorised to collect;2° Taxes paid by employers who take on foreign workers, as defined in article L. 436-10;3° The speci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Military

Article R1112-29

If the Director is called upon to admit a member of the military whose condition requires urgent care, he shall report this admission to the military authority or, failing this, to the gendarmerie.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions specific to entry 3: "cardiac intensive care".

Article D6124-29

In addition to the equipment mentioned in II of Article D. 6124-27-1, the cardiology intensive care unit includes at least the equipment required to carry out cardiac ultrasound examinations, includin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article D614-2

…nteen other members:1° A Member of Parliament, appointed by the President of the National Assembly ;2° A Senator, appointed by the President of the Senate;3° A serving member of the Conseil d'Etat, ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-2

…the operating section consists in particular of:1° Income and proceeds from departmental properties;2° Proceeds from copies of old documents or deeds deposited in the archives;3° Proceeds from tolls o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

…tensive care or one of the following specialities may apply for accreditation: 1° General surgery ; 2° Neurosurgery ; 3° Urological surgery ; 4° Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology ; 5° Pediatric sur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-20

In the case provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 470-1, the procedure set out in article R. 41-2.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-23

I.-As an exception to Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the Agency's funds may be deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, subject to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional joint body.

Article R5312-28

The regional joint body provided for in article L. 5312-10 comprises five members representing employers and five members representing employees appointed by the representative national and cross-indu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-2

…r the user company is liable to an administrative fine, under the conditions set out in article L. 1264-3 : 1° In the event of failure to comply with one of the obligations mentioned in I of article L…

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