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Showing 49814990 of 6040 articles for Art. 11 déc. 1996

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Assessment and early intervention pathways for neurodevelopmental disorders

Article L2135-1

…ral of the Regional Health Agency from among the establishments or services mentioned in 2°, 3° and 11° of I of Article L. 312-1 of the Social Action and Family Code or the establishments mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-3

…by multi-professional teams, in cooperation with the primary care teams referred to in article L. 1411-11-1 and the territorial professional health communities referred to in article L. 1434-12 ;2° Te…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-18-1

1° The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 to 11 and 15 of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 as amended on foodstuffs intended for infants and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 C

…or managed by a grouping of communes is allocated to this grouping by virtue of the articles 29 or 11, as amended, of law no. 80-10 of 10 January 1980 on the organisation of direct local taxation, th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals temporarily residing on French territory

Article D426-12

…n the event of withdrawal of the approval mentioned in article L. 426-21, the provisions of article 11 of the decree of 29 September 2006 are applicable.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Town Council

Article L2541-12

…ifts from the communes ; 10° The allocation of grants for general interest and charitable purposes; 11° The cancellation of mortgage registrations made in favour of the commune and the withdrawal of f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIc: Enforcement of sentences and probation decisions in application of the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008

Article 764-3

…cer or with a representative of a social service performing functions related to sentenced persons; 11° The obligation to undergo medical treatment or detoxification; 12° Where appropriate, other obli…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-9

The intermediaries referred to in 1° and 2° of I of article R. 511-2, the credit institutions and finance companies referred to in the same article, and the employees referred to in a and c to f of 5°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-7-1

…tween six months and three years, subject to the cases of extension provided for in Article L. 6222-11. It is equal to the duration of the training cycle preparing for the qualification which is the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-31

…10° The date on which the period provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 228-30 expires; 11° The place or places where the old shares must be presented for the purposes of the reverse split…

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