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Showing 241250 of 41524 articles for Art. L 233-16 · CNCC EJ 2016-50 · CCRCS avis 2019-011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures and arrangements

Article D1413-50

In order to respond to an unmet public health need or priority or to an exceptional health situation: 1° New national centres of reference may be added to the list mentioned in Article D. 1413-49 duri…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Appeals against decisions by the Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority

Article R331-50

The First President of the Court of Appeal or his delegate shall set the time limits within which the parties to the proceedings must communicate their written observations to each other and file a co…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Training arrangements

Article R6222-50

I.-When the apprentice with a disability is able to follow the teaching at the apprentice training centre, subject to specific adjustments to the teaching methods applied at this centre, these adjustm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Honorary office, court robes and oath.

Article R814-50

The title of honorary judicial administrator or honorary judicial representative may be conferred by the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline. Honorary status may only be conferred on p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for the award of specific contracts concluded on the basis of a dynamic purchasing system

Article R2162-50

The minimum time-limit for receipt of tenders shall be ten days from the date on which the invitation to tender is sent.However, contracting authorities other than the central public authorities liste…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-50

Voting envelopes are sent to the prefecture of the department in which the headquarters of the territorial chamber of commerce and industry is located, which draws up a summary statement. Under penalt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R4113-50

If a shareholder decides to transfer shares to a third party outside the company, the proposed transfer of shares shall be notified to the company and to each of the shareholders either by registered…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-502

Assistants may, with their agreement, be made available to a health cooperation group or a social and medico-social cooperation group of which their employing establishment is a member. This secondmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L753-16

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L752-16

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-han…

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