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Showing 11811190 of 27311 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-981 du 31 juillet 2015

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article R123-323

…Alsace and Moselle and the reference to the title of master craftsman provided for by the article 3 du décret n° 98-247 relatif à la qualification artisanale et au secteur des métiers et de l'artisana…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-108

…syndicates for the occupation of the public domain by all the works established by a private individual by virtue of road permissions or by all the works constituting a direct line within the meaning…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

…m the competent minister; 7° A foreign national who has obtained refugee status pursuant to the loi n° 52-893 du 25 juillet 1952 portant création d'un Office français de protection des réfugiés et apa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-19

…reference to Article R. 385-18.II. - Chapter XII of Title I of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-23

…er articles L. 4211-9-1 and L. 4211-9-2 to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by any means capable of providing a date certain for this app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-4

For the application in Mayotte of articles L. 3141-13 and L. 3141-23, the words: "from 1st May to 31st October" are replaced by the words: "from 1st July to 31st December".

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions on the valuation of the prudential balance sheet

Article R351-1

…tial assets and liabilities are defined in Articles 7 to 16 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. An Order of the Minister responsible for the economy specifies the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D782-2

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D783-2

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-4-1

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall apply the due diligence measures intended to implement their obligations under this chapter on the basis of an assessment of the risks presented by th…

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