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Showing 38913900 of 10218 articles for Art. aff. C-497/01 · CJUE 10 November 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-12

…other persons with skills or experience useful in carrying out the tasks defined in article R. 2131-10.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L771-2

…from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 and, from 1 January 2018, from the law no. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 L. 712-3 and L. 712-5 à L. 712-9 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L784-8

…21 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-2, L. 621-8-4 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 621-9 with the exception of 14° and 20° of its II Order 2021-1735 of 22 D…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L783-8

…21 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-2, L. 621-8-4 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 621-9 with the exception of 14° and 20° of its II Order 2021-1735 of 22 D…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L785-7

…21 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-2, L. 621-8-4 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 621-9 with the exception of 14° and 20° of its II Order 2021-1735 of 22 D…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Referral by the Cour de cassation of the priority question of constitutionality to the Conseil constitutionnel

Article 126-8

…ionnel is governed by the rules defined by articles 23-4 to 23-7 of the aforementioned Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 and by the provisions of this chapter.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-3

…o bailiffs by this code are carried out by the persons listed in article 183 of decree no. 548 of 2 November 1942, as amended, on the judicial organisation of the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-21

…ditions set out in Article R. 5122-11 ; g) The data included in the pay slip mentioned in 4° to 7°, 10° to 12° as well as 14° and 16° of Article R. 3243-1 ; 2° In the event of direct payment to employ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-8

…or in the first paragraph of Article L. 722-12, the election must take place between 20 October and 10 November preceding the end of the term of office of the current President. The order convening th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Identification of the batch

Article R412-6

…3° Foodstuffs contained in packaging or containers, the largest surface area of which is less than 10 square centimetres;4° Individual portions of ice cream. The indication enabling the batch to be i…

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