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Showing 22712280 of 19519 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 27 January 2016

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3361-2

…Y STAND To Book I In Title III D. 3133-2 Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019 D. 3133-27 Book II Title II D. 3221-4Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Radiation protection advisor

Article R1333-18

…res for the collective protection of workers from ionising radiation referred to in Article L. 1333-27.This advisor is :1° Either a natural person, referred to as: a person competent in radiation prot…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-32

…as the case may be, in Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, or in a provision of Title I or Title III of Book V or of a regulation adopted for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-16

…o recovers from the debtor of the compensation the contribution referred to in 4° of article R. 421-27.If the person responsible for the damage intends to exercise the right to dispute provided for in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L823-4

Physical persons convicted under articles L. 823-1, L. 823-2 or L. 823-3 incur the following additional penalties:1° A residence ban for a maximum of five years;2° Suspension of the driving licence fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-24

…plete the term of office of the member being replaced. Subject to the provisions of article R. 1313-27, the duties of a member of the Scientific Advisory Board are performed free of charge.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-19

…tion procedures set out inarticle L. 622-24 of the French Commercial Code and decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 relating to the receivership and liquidation of companies, as well as articles R. 6…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 E

…The flat-rate tax is payable each year by the operator of the electricity generating facility on 1 January of the tax year.III. - The amount of the flat-rate tax is based on the installed capacity of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…employ contract staff under public law, who are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to non-tenured State employees taken for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

…22, L. 1424-24 to L. 1424-44, L. 1424-46 et L. 1424-48 to L. 1424-50 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014, subject to the adaptations provided for in II of this Article.II. - For the applicatio…

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