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Showing 201210 of 55418 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 2-4-2003 n° 490

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order

Article 4232-2

Subject to article R. 4233-1 with regard to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and the collectivity of Corsica, the territorial jurisdictions of the regional councils of the order of pharmacists co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: General principles governing the operation of national professional councils

Article D4021-4-2

For professions with an Order, a representative of that Order may, by right, attend meetings of the Board of Directors of the National Professional Council or the federative structure in an advisory c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-41-2

Without prejudice to the rules on large exposures set out in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 in Articles L. 511-41 and L. 533-2, the resolutio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-20

The provisions of articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-14 of the French Public Procurement Code, relating to the grounds for exclusion from the award procedure, are applicable to contracts awarded by the Nat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-28

The National Council may, at any time, declare a procedure to be discontinued. When it declares a procedure to be discontinued, the National Council shall as soon as possible communicate the reasons f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-25

The National Council verifies the information contained in the application, including that concerning the economic operators on whose capabilities the candidate relies. If the National Council finds t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia.

Article R2573-40-2

The election of the mayor associated with the chairmanship of the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee and his deputy may be challenged before the French Polynesia Administrative Court by any memb…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-2

The provisions of Articles 1 to 19 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and its annexes constitute the i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-4

The AIF or its management company shall ensure that a single custodian is appointed. Under the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the appointment o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-4

When the owners of securities do not have the free administration of their property, the request to exchange the old securities and the purchases or sales of fractional shares necessary to carry out t…

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