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Showing 42914300 of 22276 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · Cass. 3e civ. 16 February 2022

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-6

…ivities are subject to the regulatory provisions adopted for the application of law no. 42-263 of 5 February 1942 relating to the transport of hazardous materials and article L. 543-8 of the Environme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-1

…al laws into the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.The emoluments applicable until 29 February 2024 are those provided for in this section.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Paris Fire Brigade (R).

Article D2512-17

…ion of the special budget of the police prefecture. These instalments must be paid no later than 15 February, 15 May and 15 August. The balance of the contribution due for the financial year in questi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-5

The commission's decisions may be contested under the conditions set out in IV of article L. 18, I of article L. 20, I and II of article R. 17 and articles R. 18 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code.The a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Discounts

Article A444-52

The remissions provided for in the first sentence of the sixth paragraph of Article L. 444-2 are granted under the following conditions:1° Discounts on the right to institute proceedings mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-26-3

The administrative secretariat is provided under the conditions laid down in the second and third paragraphs of II of Article 83 of the above-mentioned Decree of 20 November 2020.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Guarantees granted to the chairmen and members of advisory boards (R).

Article R4432-14

The provisions of articles R. 4135-1, R. 4135-3 and D. 4135-20 to D. 4135-23 apply to the chairmen and members of advisory councils.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration

Article R7124-31

The proportion of the remuneration received by the child, the amount of which may be left at the disposal of the child's legal representatives, is set by the committee referred to in article R. 7124-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-14

The provisions of articles R. 5211-15, R. 5211-17, R. 5211-19 and R. 5211-20 are applicable to in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article D593-4

…wing provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording res…

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