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Showing 15211530 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-18

…agents and, where applicable, subcontractors recruited under the conditions provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, for the purposes of designing, developing, maintain…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2391-18

…ns 1 and 2 of this chapter as well as article R. 2191-27 and the first paragraph of article R. 2191-28 do not apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article R773-38

…able:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 551-1 to R. 551-3n° 2019-1248 of 28 November 2019

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article D764-1

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 411-2-1 and D. 411-4No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R774-38

…able:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 551-1 to R. 551-3n° 2019-1248 of 28 November 2019

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2221-10

…expenses incurred by directors to attend meetings of the Board of Directors or the Operating Board may be reimbursed, based on supporting documents, under the conditions defined by articles 9, 10 and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-10

The authorised agents may collect, on the spot or when summoned, any information, justification or document necessary for the controls. The authorised agents pursuant to article L. 511-3 may, on being…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-30

…the same conditions as the full members.The natural or legal persons referred to in Article D. 1432-28, responsible for proposing or appointing full and alternate representatives, shall communicate th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Policing of teaching activities

Article D212-95

The departmental councils for youth, sport and community life set up by article 28 of decree no. 2006-665 of 7 June 2006 on reducing the number and simplifying the composition of various administrativ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Tariff of charges

Article R208

…mentation, at the request of the judicial authorities under the conditions set out in II of Article 28 of Law no. 90-1170 of 29 December 1990 on the regulation of telecommunications, secret agreements…

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