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Showing 49714980 of 28915 articles for Art. Cons. conc. n° 91-D-42 du 22 Oct 1991

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D783-2

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures and arrangements

Article D1413-52

National centres of reference, "associated national centres of reference-laboratories" and "national centres of reference-expert laboratories" carry out their missions within the framework of agreemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-45

At its inaugural meeting, the plenary session of the Regional Conference on Health and Independence elects its chair and sets up the standing committee and specialised committees referred to in articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article D917-3

…reads as follows: "The mission of the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce, Industry, Trades and Crafts is, in particular, to provide services to agricultural, industrial, commer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article D6342-3

The president of the territorial council signs an agreement with the State representative that includes the reference of the approved system and that provides in particular:a) The date of connection o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article D4221-10

…number of persons who may be admitted to the knowledge verification tests mentioned in article D. 4221-7. Ties are broken on the basis of the mark obtained in the test referred to in 1° of the same a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of reductions in sentences provided for in article 721

Article D116-6

When the sentence enforcement judge is likely to revoke all or part of a previously granted reduction in sentence, on his own initiative or at the request of the head of the establishment or the publi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Settlement of public claims.

Article D626-15

…for at least ten years of a final conviction for one of the offences punishable by the articles L. 8224-1, L. 8224-2, L. 8224-3 and L. 8224-5 of the Labour Code.The application is examined taking into…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-37

…s consent, but that, if he refuses the care offered to him, all or part of the period of sentence reductions from which he has benefited may be withdrawn.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 561-4-12022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 561-10-1No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-10-2no. 2020-1774 of 21 Dece…

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