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Showing 571580 of 27079 articles for Art. CE 17-4-2015 n° 371551

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article R3334-17

…of the establishments is distributed as follows: 1° 30%, in proportion to the total developed surface area of public colleges; 2° 15%, in proportion to the total developed surface area of public coll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exemption applicable to establishments comprising a basic nuclear installation.

Article R4523-17

…mproving worker safety and contributing to the prevention of occupational risks linked to interference between the activities, installations and equipment of the different companies present in the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The individual retirement savings plan

Article R224-17

…s paid out during the financial year ; b) Complaints from plan members and any other disputes or proceedings initiated by the insurance company concerning the management of the plan; c) Any changes du…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-17

…ate of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area must send the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, before they leave national territor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-17

I.-When the Director General of the Regional Health Agency grants authorisation for healthcare activities for the first time to a healthcare cooperation grouping whose constituent agreement he has pre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-17

…inatory manner, the conditions for admission of members based on objective criteria. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 531-10, regulated markets may admit as members, in addition to in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

…ticle L. 211-20 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. Pledged securities are valued in accordance with the provisions of 2° of article R. 343-10. For the valuation of the securities mentioned in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1729 B

1. Failure to produce within the prescribed period a document that must be submitted to the tax authorities, other than those mentioned in articles 1728 and 1729, will result in a fine of €150.The fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-17

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of those laid down in Article L. 6142-16 , are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-17

The status of judicial police officer is granted by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior to peacekeepers who, pursuant to the article 20 (4° and 5°), have passed a t…

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