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Showing 27412750 of 47060 articles for Art. CJUE ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D4312-10

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 4312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the region relating to projected changes in expenditure and revenue, both…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-10

The resources of the National Institute of Industrial Property consist of: 1° The proceeds of all authorised collections in respect of industrial property, trade and craft registers and the filing of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-10

The annual expenses of the savings fund provided for inArticle L. 221-7 include :1° The amount of interest and any additional remuneration due to depositors, in proportion to the share of deposits act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R2333-107

Where the works of the public electricity transmission and distribution networks, located on the territory of the municipality, the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or the joint as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3312-10

The accumulated result defined in article R. 3312-9 is allocated, where it is a surplus: 1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the close…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Medical care contracts

Article L224-105

The rules relating to patient information by healthcare professionals are laid down by the provisions of Chapter I of Title I of Book I of Part One of the Public Health Code. The rules relating to pat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-101

I. - Music videos must be produced with the assistance of:1° Authors and technical creative collaborators who are French nationals or assimilated;2° Technical industries established in France or on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-10

The sponsor is responsible for compensation for the harmful consequences of research involving the human person for the person who undergoes the research and for those of his successors in title, unle…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-10

The statutory auditors' permanent mission, excluding any interference in management, is to verify the values and accounting documents of the person or entity whose accounts they are responsible for ce…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R222-10

In each sporting discipline, the sports agent's licence is issued by the sports agent's commission of the relevant delegating federation to natural persons: 1° who, unless exempted by the application…

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