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Showing 27212730 of 39275 articles for Art. Décret 2013-392 du 10-5-2013

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-101-4

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-10

When an expert opinion is requested by the president of the college of experts, the expert or experts responsible for carrying it out are chosen, on the basis of their competence in the field or field…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-23

…f said contract corresponding, where applicable, to items of remuneration, compensation or benefits due or likely to be due as a result of the termination or change of these duties, or subsequent ther…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-31-10

The obligations to publicise abroad the measures referred to in Article L. 613-31-3, to inform creditors and to notify other interested public authorities of these measures are met pursuant to Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-100-2

…development concerning the operation of the territorial community of Martinique, the policies it conducts on its territory and the guidelines and programmes likely to improve this situation and contri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-7

Candidates are forbidden to have printed or handwritten documents with them, on pain of exclusion. However, they may consult codes or compendia of laws, decrees and circulars; the latter may include r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article D1511-53

…wances and the conditions under which they are granted are set in accordance with the provisions of décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006. The mileage base for these allowances may be assessed on a fla…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article 706-105-1

…own initiative or at the request of these services, information of any kind contained in these procedures and necessary for the performance of their mission in terms of the security and defence of inf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-4

…f said contract corresponding, where applicable, to items of remuneration, compensation or benefits due or likely to be due as a result of the termination or change of these duties, or subsequent ther…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-1

One or more judicial courts designated by decree shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52and 382 of this code for the investigation, prosecutio…

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