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Showing 14611470 of 29733 articles for Art. CE 8-4-2022 n° 447694

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds and institutions for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-8

…lementary occupational pension fund to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. Upon receipt of this application, the Autorité will immediately transfer it to the competent authority of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R1112-81

…the conditions set out in II to VI below. II. - In public health establishments, other than Assistance publique-hopitaux de Paris, the committee may also include one or more of the following members:…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-4

…a specific work, this work must: 1° Not be a music video or a series episode; 2° Not have been produced as part of an initial or further training course; 3° Have obtained a cinematographic exhibition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-4 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-5 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-6 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-7 Law no. 2019-180 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-8

The Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy is made up of seven colleges whose members have the right to vote:1° The college of representatives of local and regional authorities, comprising :a) The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-8

…to which the parties have committed themselves at the end of the commercial negotiation, in compliance with articles L. 442-1 and L. 442-3. This agreement is drawn up either in a single document, or i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-7

A reference system drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down in Article L. 1110-4-1 defines the procedures for implementing the obligation to reference health data with the national health ident…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1-1

The mobile machines and second-hand lifting equipment referred to in the first paragraph, which comply with the requirements applicable to them respectively by virtue of amended decrees no. 47-1592 of…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
In force

Article Annexe 4-4

…ding VAT to customers located in the European Union Sales excluding tax to customers located in France Net profit (1) (1) In the case of consolidated data, this is the result for the consolidated enti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-39-8

If the challenged member agrees to the challenge, he/she is replaced as described in article R. 621-39-1.The person making the request is notified by any means of the date on which it will be examined…

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