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Showing 661670 of 36276 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-9-2012 n° 11-23.209

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-932

The associate practitioner may submit his resignation to the Director General of the Centre national de gestion des praticiens hospitaliers et des personnels de direction de la fonction publique hospi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Trade union rights

Article R6152-929

Associate practitioners are entitled to trade union rights. They may set up, join and hold office in trade union organisations. They may not suffer any prejudice or benefit from any advantage because…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Investment holding companies

Article L517-11-2

Where the parent undertaking of an investment firm is a mixed-activity holding company, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution responsible for the supervision of the investment firm may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Investment holding companies

Article L517-11-1

Within investment holding companies, the persons referred to in Article L. 532-2.4 and the members of the board of directors, the supervisory board, the management board or any other body exercising e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-11

The applicant is heard by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in accordance with the procedures laid down by articles R. 531-11 to R. 531-16 and R. 531-28.However, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-11

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may request from the applicant any additional information necessary for the exami…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to Martinique

Article R591-11

In the case provided for in Article R. 591-10, for the application of the provisions of Chapter I of Title III of this book: 1° In article R. 531-2, the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the wo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-11

The President is appointed by order of the Minister for Sport from among the members mentioned in 3° and 4° of article D. 112-9, with the exception of the President of the Steering Committee who is ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-11

In the case of packaged natural mineral water and where the result of the verification mentioned in article R. 1322-9 is in compliance, the Prefect sends a copy of the operating authorisation order to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Non-profit associations and public interest foundations authorised to make certain loans

Article R773-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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