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Showing 59315940 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4421-4

…to the specialised commission for new tourist units provided for in article 7 of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne et à la commission dép…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article R*764-4

Article R*. 421-6-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree No. 2017-733 of 4 May 2017.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-45

The following documents are attached to the draft budget submitted to the Board of Directors: 1° The report by the Director of the Agency justifying the proposed expenditure and forecast revenue; 2° T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Recording and fixing images in public places using airborne devices

Article 230-47

…iry into the causes of death or disappearance provided for in Articles 74,74-1 and 80-4 ; 3° A procedure to search for a fugitive provided for in article 74-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Method for setting tariffs

Article R444-4

…or in Article L. 444-3 set the rates mentioned in article R. 444-1 for a reference period. However, during the reference period, a joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-40

The director of the establishment is required to make an amending decision when : 1° One of the titles or chapters on the list mentioned in article R. 6145-14 is insufficiently funded; 2° Expenditure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-4

…meet the conditions defined by this article may, with a view to carrying out teaching and research duties, be individually authorised by the Minister for Health to practise medicine temporarily eithe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-4

…qualities, composition or content in useful principles of human blood, its components or labile products derived therefrom; 2° Either the quantity of the product delivered, or its identity, in partic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-4

The publication formalities required when the company is incorporated or in the case of subsequent acts and deliberations are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article L112-4

Unattachable claims paid into an account remain unattachable under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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