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Showing 28812890 of 33923 articles for Art. Décret 2015-981 du 31-7-2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-7

…5° Provide, free of charge, anti-tuberculosis vaccinations in accordance with the vaccination schedule mentioned in article L. 3111-1; 6° Carry out preventive actions for people in their care, in pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-74

…containing the following information: 1° The number of first aid operations planned or carried out during the year preceding the application; 2° The tasks and activities planned on its own behalf or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cultural identity: powers of the territorial collectivity of Corsica in terms of education and culture

Article L4424-7

…In consultation with the territorial collectivity of Corsica, the State may support actions which, due to their interest or scale, fall within the scope of national cultural policy. The territorial c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-73

…of receipt of the notification or service, he will issue an enforcement order without further procedural steps or costs.In any event, costs of any kind incurred by the rejection of an NSF cheque shal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-76

…ns and, once the fund has been set up, subscriptions for units may not be offset against liquid and due claims on the fund.The General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers set the condit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-7

As an exception to the provisions of article L. 2253-1, a municipality, alone or with other local authorities, may participate in the capital of a credit institution or a finance company in the form o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

…nt of the sentencing decision shall be refused in the following cases: 1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or manifestly does not correspond to the sentencing decision and has not been c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-7

…kings subject to the control of aid pursuant to European Union law; 7° Agreements defining the procedures for transferring the management or operation of an establishment, work or service managed by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-7

…2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data is replac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 741-2

…fender of this order and warn him of the consequences of being convicted of a new offence committed during the probation period or of failing to comply with the supervision measures and special obliga…

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