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Showing 11111120 of 61015 articles for Art. n° 19-23187 and Cass. com. 24 January 2018

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4351-24

…tted in support of the application for authorisation ;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel and the procedures for organising this test;3° The terms and conditions under which an adaptation pe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-24

…r mentioned in III of this article may ask the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumption to formally take a position on the compliance with articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-24

Associations take part in municipal life. In each arrondissement a borough initiative and consultation committee is created. This committee brings together representatives of local associations or mem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-24

…e documents authorising foreign workers to be employed is attached to the single personnel register and made accessible to the members of the personnel delegation of the social and economic committee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-19

…ies are kept informed as soon as they meet of the opinions formulated by the regional audit chamber and of the orders issued by the representative of the State in application of the provisions of this…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-19

…e Minister responsible for Sport, the persons approved by the Agency mentioned in article L. 232-11 and the persons authorised to carry out investigations mentioned in article L. 232-18-1 may be reque…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: Continental shelf and economic zone.

Article 196 quater

…urposes of tax legislation, the same products must be considered as having been extracted from mainland France.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: Continental shelf and economic zone.

Article 196 quinquies

Industrial equipment, as well as the products required for their operation and maintenance, used on the continental shelf or in the exclusive economic zone for the exploration or exploitation of hydro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-19

The State may obtain ex officio, at any time, for the needs of national defence, a licence for the exploitation of an invention, which is the subject of a patent application or patent, whether such ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-19

The establishment, abolition and changes to the dates and locations of livestock markets, as well as any changes to their operation, are authorised by deliberation of the town council.

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