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Showing 51515160 of 38608 articles for Art. n° 02-926 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 May 2007

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R4135-9

…xercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 4135-10 to L. 4135-14 and by 2° of article L. 4321-1, may only take place if the body providing the train…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-38

…ompanies Register is drawn up under the conditions set out in article 11 of decree no. 84-406 of 30 May 1984 relating to the Trade and Companies Register, with the exception of 8°, 9° and 10° of that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-12-1

…of French Guiana benefit each year from an individual right to training calculated in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office within the limit of a ceiling and the annual amoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

…vity in solid materials Natural radionuclides Exemption limit value in concentration (kBq/ kg) K-40 10 U-238 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1 Th-232 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1(1) All radionucl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-155

…must be payable in advance at the beginning of each year, except for the first contribution, which may be paid on the due date chosen by the subscriber and which must then be reduced by one quarter,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

…ns on 1 January 2014;Not eligible are communes:1° Located in an urban unit:a) Representing at least 10% of the department's population or with more than 250,000 inhabitants;b) Containing a commune eit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2221-5-1

…pplicable to the régies mentioned in Article L. 2221-1 subject to the following provisions: a) They may waive the obligation to deposit with the State funds that come from cash surpluses resulting fro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-3

…entities managing private health establishments, whether non-profit or for-profit. A health centre may also be set up and managed by a société coopérative d'intérêt collectif governed by Title II ter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-11

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may notify the sponsor of any objections to the implementation of the research in a reasoned letter. He…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-93

…l orders registered for more than twelve months in the register referred to in I represent at least 10% of the units issued by the company, it shall immediately inform the Autorité des marchés financi…

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