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Showing 521530 of 58062 articles for Art. CE 1-4-2015 n° 369586

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-40-1

This paragraph sets out the conditions under which the department, pursuant to article L. 1614-7, is required to continue compiling statistics relating to the exercise of the powers transferred to it…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-49-1

Pharmaceutical establishments carrying out one or more of the operations making up the operation must have a documentation system comprising the procedures and records covering the operations they car…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions specific to the "oncological surgery" modality

Article D6124-132-4

…entioned in article R. 6123-91-4 is respected on the site throughout the authorisation period. If necessary, an organisation formalised by means of an agreement with another holder of a surgical oncol…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-142-4

For the category of services relating to warrants other than agricultural, mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, nothing is due to the registrar for entries in the register of notices and oppo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multilateral trading facilities.

Article D424-4-1

Without prejudice to Article 78 of the aforementioned Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 and for the application of Article L. 424-7, the multilateral trading facility as a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-4

…ded for in article R. 442-11-1, after consulting the Commission des garanties et du crédit au commerce extérieur, on the basis of at least one of the following criteria:1° The transaction is carried o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-43-1

…in article R. 212-10-8, if they : 1° Submit their application via the national pre-registration procedure mentioned in the second paragraph of I of article L. 612-3 of the Education Code ; 2° Hold th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-4

The person entitled to provide for the funeral of the deceased may obtain, on presentation of the funeral invoice, the debit from the deceased's payment accounts, within the limit of the credit balanc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-4

Certain skills relating to particular safety conditions, both for participants and for third parties, in the exercise of activities in a specific environment, as defined in article R. 212-7, may be ex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-43-1

…the value of the securities or shares to be transferred, shall be notified to the Minister of Justice by tele-procedure on the website of the Ministry of Justice. The same applies to any proposed inc…

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