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Showing 49414950 of 10218 articles for Art. aff. C-497/01 · CJUE 10 November 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-6

…l risk management programmes and complementary actions".II - For the application of article L. 1434-10 to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the second sentence of the second paragraph of I is worded as follow…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L656-2

…L. 615-1, the provisions of 1° do not apply; 6° In Article L. 632-2, the words: "Law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal aid" are replaced by the words: "Order no. 92-1147 of 12 October 1992…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…e Order and representing the pharmacists in section E, one of whose members is a medical biologist; 10° One elected pair of pharmacists on the roll of section G; 11° One elected pair of pharmacists re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-12

…ny to vote on the approval of the merger;2° The reports referred to in Articles L. 236-9 and L. 236-10 when the minority shareholders of the absorbed company have been offered, prior to the merger, th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article A362-2

…te or guarantee on French territory; d) If the company proposes to cover the risks defined in class 10 of article R. 321-1, excluding carrier's liability, a declaration of membership of the national i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R252

…amendes";9° "salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance" by "salaire minimum horaire garanti";10° "conseil de prud'hommes" by "tribunal du travail".II. - For the application of this code in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-5

…he medium, in pseudonymised form. Practitioners who meet the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 for carrying out the activities mentioned in the first paragraph of this article a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Consultation of registered information

Article R521-32

…ovide the information required concerning the lessee. For the contracts mentioned in Article L. 624-10, the applicant must provide the information required concerning the debtor. 2° Concerning the tra…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-5

…is proportional to the number of members in each category, where that category represents at least 10% of the members of the General Assembly;2° The number of representatives of the organisations men…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article R311-6

…e year, to no longer comply with the conditions of its authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-10 for undertakings authorised in insurance, in Article L. 321-10-1 for undertakings authorised in r…

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