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Showing 15311540 of 44299 articles for Art. CE 25-2-2004 n° 250328

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-29

…neral interest in the promotion and development of physical and sporting activities; 2° Non-compliance with one of the conditions mentioned in articles R. 131-25 and R. 131-27; 3° In the case of renew…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-283

…e trades and crafts sector under the derogation conditions provided for in the article 26 du décret n° 98-247 du 2 avril 1998 relatif à la qualification artisanale et au secteur des métiers et de l'ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Development allowance and equalisation allowance for overseas municipalities

Article L2334-23-2

Each commune in the overseas departments receives an allocation under the equalisation grant mentioned in III of article L. 2334-23-1 calculated on the basis of its population, multiplied by a synthet…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-2

…pplicable to semi-public companies created prior to 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7 juillet 1983 précitée, provided that they do not modify their corporate purpose.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article R5721-2

…s L. 5211-41-1, L. 5215-22, L. 5215-40-1, L. 5216-7 and L. 5216-10, only one member, its disappearance is recorded by order of the representative of the State in the department where it has its regist…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR GROUPINGS

Article L1831-2

…PPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1221-1 Law no. 2021-771 of 17 June 2021 ratifying ordinances no. 2021-45 of 20 January 2021 and no. 2021-71 of 27 January 2021 reforming the training of loca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition of regional and inter-regional councils and disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article D4132-2

…sixteen pairs of full members, depending on whether the number of doctors registered on the most recently published roll of the departmental councils making up the region or inter-region is respectiv…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-27

…counter-analysis carried out, at his own expense, by a laboratory offering guarantees of independence, competence and impartiality. Before any analysis, this laboratory checks the integrity of the se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4251-2

…cal physicist and hold the title of medical physicist. The methods of training, the conditions of access, the skills to be acquired, the assessment methods and the conditions for awarding these diplom…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discipline

Article L321-23-2

…321-9. The limitation period is three years from the date of the breach. However, if the person concerned is the perpetrator of acts that have given rise to a criminal conviction, the action is time-…

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