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Showing 69216930 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L611-4

…estore their state of health, including the prescription, administration and supply of medicinal products and medical devices;3° Public providers of higher education shall not be regarded as consumer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-4

The deliberative assemblies of the local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments decide on the principle of any delegation of local public services after obtaining the opinion of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article R1231-4

As part of its monitoring and alert role, the agency implements: 1° Observation of urban policy and regional planning policy; > 2° Forward-looking and strategic thinking for territories, particularly…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article R546-4

The register of persons referred to in I of article L. 546-1 includes information relating to the identity, activity and, where applicable, the category of the persons concerned. This information is s…

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

Article L931-4

…133-6 : 1° The words: "those arising from the provisions of Article 1269 of the Code of Civil Procedure" are replaced by the words: "applications for the revision of accounts and for the liquidation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure.

Article R234-4

When, pursuant to the last paragraph of Article L. 234-1, the statutory auditor shall inform the president of the court of the steps he has taken; this information shall be sent without delay by regis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-43

…natural person appearing on a list drawn up by the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property. The expert shall have access to the culture filed under the conditions provided f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Termination of commercial operation.

Article R752-49

If, on expiry of the time limit referred to in the previous article, the owner of the buildings has not taken the necessary measures to dismantle and restore the site as provided for in article R. 754…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Declaration of a plot as abandoned

Article L2243-4

…eration of the town council.At the request of the mayor, or if the mayor does not initiate the procedure referred to in the second paragraph within six months of the declaration of manifest abandonmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Article L1421-4

Administrative and technical control of hygiene rules is the responsibility of : 1° The mayor is responsible for the general hygiene rules laid down, in application of Chapter I of Title I of Book III…

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