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Showing 28212830 of 44453 articles for Art. n° 08-13185 · CA Paris 2 June 2000

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-22

When patients other than those receiving medical aid opt for the special scheme or the private practice of hospital practitioners, the option is made in writing, as soon as the patient is admitted, by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-21

…orm this task from establishments and companies operating in the zone.The Institute and the statistical institutes or services of New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-20

…livery of financial instruments within the CFP franc zone.The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer shall carry out documentary and on-site inspections in order to perform the tasks mentioned in the first p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-22

…ties of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer shall be liable to the penalties provided for inArticle 226-13 of the French Criminal Code for violating the professional secrecy referred to in the first p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-23

…an observatory of bank charges is responsible for studying issues relating to bank charges in the local authorities referred to in Article L. 721-4. It periodically publishes statements on changes in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D2573-21

I. - The first three paragraphs of article D. 2224-1, the first paragraph of article D. 2224-2, the first four paragraphs of article D. 2224-3, the first paragraph of article D. 2224-4 and the first t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26-1

…red bond" label for the "obligations foncières" and other senior debt referred to in Article L. 513-2, paragraph 2 of the first paragraph that they issue in compliance with the provisions of this sect…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29

…of this code, to involuntarily hospitalise the person in an establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 of the Public Health Code, it shall make a reasoned order to this end as soon as it has handed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

I.-The territorial collectivity of Corsica benefits from the following tax resources:1° The taxes provided for in Article 575 E bis, in I of Article 1586 and in Article 1599 bis of the General Tax Cod…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L221-2

Excluded from the scope of this chapter are:

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