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Showing 29712980 of 19529 articles for Art. n° 18-14.917 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-19

When the measures implemented in application of Article R. 4451-18 do not make it possible to avoid a risk of contamination by radioactive substances or of significant aerosol suspension or gaseous re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L783-8

…right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 Oc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-11

I.-The geographical and technical areas of activity of the Etablissement Français du Sang are determined by it, in accordance with the provisions relating to the national blood transfusion master plan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L784-8

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-2

I.-The nominative lists referred to in Article L. 4311-15 include nurses who hold a training qualification or authorisation to practise required to practise the profession, and who are employed by pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-1

I. - The nominative lists referred to in article L. 4321-10 group together the masseur-physiotherapists who hold the evidence of formal qualifications or authorisation to practise required to practise…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 A

…t exceed fifteen years and whose construction is completed after the date of publication of the loi n° 62-873 du 31 juillet 1962;3° Communications satellites;4° Buildings exclusively intended to host…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-4

…are adopted by the High Commissioner within three years of the date of publication of l'ordonnance n° 2006-173 du 15 février 2006 portant actualisation et adaptation du droit applicable en matière de…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 3: Invalidity of auctions

Article R322-49-1

…s intended for the personal occupation of the principal, the registry service requests the bulletin n° 2 of the criminal record of the bidder declared the successful bidder and, in the case of a non-t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-179

…ed thirty-eight months. However, authorisations granted prior to the date of publication of the loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001 relative aux nouvelles régulations économiques are valid until their expi…

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