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Showing 36713680 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-4

…o. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 421-9 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-10 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-4

…o. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 421-9 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-10 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-4

…plicable, information relating to the implementation of the procedures mentioned in Article R. 1243-17 ; 8° Where the application comes from a health establishment, a copy of the letter and the accomp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…administrative magistrates, the continuing education provided for by articles L. 233-10 and R. 233-17 of the Code of Administrative Justice; 6° For members of the Conseil d'Etat, the professional tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-39

…ve of organisations working in the fields of health observation, health care, teaching and research;17° Five representatives of public health establishments, including three chairmen of the medical co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-18

…ce to which the proposed establishment or service belongs, in accordance with II of article R. 2324-17 of this Code; 7° The capacity of the proposed establishment and the corresponding category in acc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-24

…d in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-4

…o decisions to refuse authorisation or registration, together with the reasons for these decisions; 17° One or more mock-ups or samples of the outer packaging and the immediate packaging bearing the i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018.Article L. 1111-5-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

…referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 512-1 of this Code or inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and public offers of mutualist certificates…

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