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Showing 71017110 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L2223-47

…s for at least one year on a full-time basis or on a part-time basis for an equivalent total period during the ten years preceding the service; 3° To hold the authorisation provided for in these Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-4

The Office is subrogated, up to the amount of the sums paid, to the rights that the victim has against the person responsible for the loss or damage as well as against the persons obliged in any way t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-4

…ning the medical policy referred to in article L. 6161-2-2, the organisational and operational procedures for this activity in the zone assigned to it and its application to children and adolescents,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-49

…forfeiture shall only occur in respect of the drawer if he proves that he has made provision on the due date. In this case, the bearer only retains an action against the person on whom the bill of exc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Conditions for exercising metropolitan mandates

Article L3632-4

The functional allowance voted by the Metropolitan Council for the effective performance of the duties of President of the Metropolitan Council is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6262-4

Where the budget is not voted in real balance, the territorial audit chamber, seized by the representative of the State within thirty days of the transmission provided for in article LO 6241-1, establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-4

Where the budget is not voted in real balance, the territorial audit chamber, seized by the State representative within thirty days of the transmission provided for in article LO 6341-1, establishes t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Early repayment

Article L313-47

…nt of early repayment, the lender is entitled to demand compensation in respect of interest not yet due, this may not, without prejudice to the application of Article 1231-5 civil code, exceed an amou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-43

…cles R. 411-30 and R. 411-32 are increased under the same conditions and according to the same procedures.

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

Article R612-42

…ith Articles R. 612-14 and R. 612-15. The request is made in writing to the National Institute of Industrial Property. It shall include, in particular, the name and address of the applicant and his un…

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