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Showing 13311340 of 11746 articles for Art. Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 January 1986

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article Annexe I art. R*322-58

…Association provide for this possibility) Article R. 322-58 of the Insurance Code (extract) In the case of any proxy given by a member without indicating a representative, the Chairman shall vote in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-2

…4-802 of 29 July 2004 R. 4127-35 Decree no. 2012-694 of 7 May 2012 R. 4127-36Decree no. 2021-684 of 28 May 2021R. 4127-37 to R. 4127-37-1Decree no. 2016-1066 of 3 August 2016 R. 4127-37-2 Decree no. 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 F

…able in the context of the transactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…nts, municipalities and public establishments mentioned in article 2 of amended law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, provided for inarticle 7 o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-6

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° The references to the court of appeal are replaced by the reference to the appeal chamber of the court of appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion in Mamoudz…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article R451-3

…of Article 14(5) of amended Regulation No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the Eu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6145-2

The budgetary and accounting year covers the period from 1st January to 31st December of the same year, except in the case of a new establishment coming into operation for the first time or a definiti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-172

For the medicinal products mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 and in II of article L. 5121-12-1, the obligations set out in article R. 5121-161 and articles R. 5121-166 to R. 5121-170 are car…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-8

For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in article L. 4113-7, the words: "or the medical information mentioned in article L. 161-29 of the Social Security Code" are repl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 167-2

…n have a period set by the examining magistrate, which may not be less than fifteen days or, in the case of accounting or financial expertise, one month, to send at the same time to the expert and to…

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