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Showing 59015910 of 36396 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-1437 du 5 novembre 2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-2-1

…rinciples of freedom of access to contracts, equal treatment of candidates and transparency of procedures defined in Article 1 of Order No 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 on public contracts.The national cou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-8

…rinciples of freedom of access to contracts, equal treatment of candidates and transparency of procedures defined in Article 1 of Order No 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 on public contracts.The national cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1621-1 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3La loi n° 2021-771…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-36

…s; f) Date of the offences; g) Date of notification of the obligations provided for in Article 706-25-8 and the article 19-II de la loi n° 2015-912 du 24 juillet 2015; h) Where applicable, dates of co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-15

…are necessary to provide each partner with a copy and to comply with the provisions of l'article 7 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 et à celles de la présente sous-section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-126

…ngs accounts remain subject to this section as it stood prior to the entry into force of Decree no. 2015-31 of 15 January 2015 on the forestry investment and insurance account, unless they are convert…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-11

…appointed under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 114-11 and decree no. 2015-633 of 5 June 2015 relating to the management positions of the sports resource, expertise and p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R822-74

…nal use; 3° Real estate or premises useful for the exercise of the profession; 4° All sums in cash; 5° The partners' industry, which by virtue of the article 10 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Entertainment, advertising and fashion professions

Article R7523-2

For the application of article R. 7122-31 in Mayotte: 1° Le b du 1° est remplacé par les dispositions suivantes: " b) Article 1er du décret n° 98-1162 du 16 décembre 1998 et article R. 243-13 du code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The State representative

Article D6212-1

…sentative of the State in Saint-Barthélemy exercises his powers under the conditions set out in the décret n° 2007-1071 du 6 juillet 2007 relatif au représentant de l'Etat dans la collectivité de Sain…

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