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Showing 551560 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article L612-22

…ast paragraph of III of Article L. 430-5 of the French Commercial Code, the Autorité de la concurrence shall obtain the opinion of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution before taking a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article R311-22

…e of resolution assess the potential effects of disclosure of information relating to the person concerned or to the resolution procedure. In particular, they assess the potential effects of disclosin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article R313-22

The amount of the survey fee, provided for in article L. 313-38, which the lender may request from the borrower when the contract for which the loan was requested has not been concluded, is limited to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-22

…orarily suspend a sworn goods broker where the latter is the subject of criminal or disciplinary proceedings, after having given the interested party the opportunity to provide explanations. The presi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Fitting out workplaces and workstations

Article R4214-22

The dimensions of workplaces, in particular their height and surface area, are such as to enable workers to perform their tasks without risk to their health, safety or well-being. The free space at th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee

Article R1413-22

…within the meaning of the provisions of article L. 1451-1. In the event of a vacancy, they are replaced under the same conditions for the remainder of the term of office of the person they are replaci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conduct of the treatment order.

Article R3711-22

Procedural documents sent to the attending physician in application of the provisions of article L. 3711-2 are given to him by the coordinating physician. When he ceases to follow the person, the atte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Result

Article R2314-22

…onomic committee or a copy of the minutes of the failure to act is sent by the employer to the service provider acting on behalf of the Minister for Employment within fifteen days of the elections bei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-22

…y of the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation must deliberate within one month of receiving the application for planning permission. Within three days of its adoption, the deliberation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-22

For a product mentioned in Article L. 5122-14, the advertising approval for professionals mentioned in Article L. 5122-9 is issued and may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Art…

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