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Showing 33013310 of 41524 articles for Art. L 233-16 · CNCC EJ 2016-50 · CCRCS avis 2019-011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Legal status of documents

Article L4423-1

The deliberations of the Assembly of Corsica, the acts of the President of the Assembly of Corsica as well as the deliberations of the Executive Council, the decrees of the President of the Executive…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article LO6213-3

The Territorial Council is consulted: 1° On draft laws, draft bills and draft ordinances or decrees that introduce, amend or abolish provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy; 2° On draft ordinances iss…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-3

The Territorial Council is consulted: 1° On draft laws, draft bills and draft ordinances or decrees that introduce, amend or abolish provisions specific to Saint-Martin; 2° On draft ordinances issued…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article LO6413-3

The Territorial Council is consulted: 1° On bills and proposed bills and draft ordinances or decrees that introduce, amend or abolish provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon; 2° On draft ordin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-9

I.-Persons who are in a position to exercise, directly or indirectly, a significant influence on the management of a regulated market must possess qualities that guarantee the sound and prudent manage…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Updates

Article L217-20

With regard to updates that are not necessary to maintain the conformity of the goods, the seller shall comply with the following conditions: 1° The contract authorises the principle of such updates a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Social dialogue.

Article L2

The Government submits draft legislative and regulatory texts drawn up in the field defined by Article L. 1, in the light of the results of the consultation and negotiation procedure, to the National…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Dissolution.

Article L5214-29

A community of communes that has not carried out any activity for at least two years may be dissolved by order of the representative(s) of the State in the department(s) concerned following the opinio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist activities in rural areas.

Article L343-1

I.-The rules relating to activities carried out by a farmer which are an extension of the act of production or which are based on the farm are set out inarticle L. 311-1 of the French Rural and Mariti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-3

Raw materials for pharmaceutical use comply with pharmacopoeia specifications where these exist. Active substances used as starting materials in medicinal products for human use are manufactured and d…

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