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Showing 57215730 of 69028 articles for Art. s. 1844-15-1 and 1844-15-2

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D. 2335-23

I.-The fixed portion provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2335-16 amounts to €9,000. The variable portion provided for in the same paragraph is allocated according to the following scale…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-2

…esign examination certificate or EC type examination certificate referred to in Articles R. 5211-40 and R. 5211-41 respectively, manufacturers of medical devices or active implantable medical devices…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-2

Chapter III of Title I of Book IV of this Part is applicable in the territory of the islands of Wallis and Futuna, in the wording resulting from Law No 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-23

…Article R. 713-15, the words: "of the Minister responsible for overseeing the chambers of commerce and industry" are replaced by the words: "of the Prefect of the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-2

…information relating to the rights of the offender provided for in 1, 2, 3 (first paragraph), 4, 5 and 6 of III of Article A. 37-9. It is also specified that the offence committed results in point(s)…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-2

…g on the unit or service of this first posting of the reservist the request is forwarded by the commander of the gendarmerie region, the commander of the departmental gendarmerie group, the commander…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-2

…for in Articles L. 2334-1 et seq, on the basis of concordant deliberations by the deliberating body and each of the municipal councils of the member municipalities. In the metropolises governed by art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-2-2

…provide a definite date, of the conditions under which his contract may be renewed before it expires. II. - In the branches mentioned in article L. 1244-2-1, in the absence of conventional stipulatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Special provisions for overseas departments.

Article R214-2

…required, in each of the overseas departments, in respect of vehicles registered in that department and vehicles not subject to registration whose usual place of parking is located in that department.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 812-3

Article A812-29

…in article R. 812-15 is examined in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 812-17 and R. 812-19.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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