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Showing 901910 of 38013 articles for Art. L. 145-17

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-17

…cerned in office until the next general renewal provided for in the last paragraph of II of Article L. 1212-1 or appoint a new member in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of public interest and protection perimeter

Article R1322-17

…the public interest and for a protective perimeter to be assigned to it, as provided for in article L. 1322-3, is sent to the Prefect. This application may be attached to the application for authorisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inspections by the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire and approved bodies

Article R1333-172

I.-The person responsible for the nuclear activity, as referred to in Article L. 1333-8, is required to have the rules that have been put in place in terms of :1° Collective protection, taking into ac…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue

Article R426-17

…the application for a temporary residence permit bearing the word "trainee" provided for in article L. 426-23 is notified in writing to the foreign national as soon as possible and at the latest withi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-17

When the AMF's debts, other than the duties and contributions mentioned in Article L. 621-5-3, cannot be recovered out of court, proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with commercial practice o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-17

…rity organisations and the health, safety and working conditions organisations mentioned in article L. 4643-1. They are chosen in consultation with the workers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to regional unions of health professionals whose members are appointed

Article D4031-17

…umber of contributors established by the most recent representativeness survey mentioned in Article L. 162-33 for the professions for which it is available; 2° The number of subscribers of each of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

I.-The transitional deduction referred to in Article L. 351-5 corresponds to a fraction of the difference between the following two amounts:a) the technical provisions after deduction of receivables a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-17

…horisation, the authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Article L. 6122-13. When the provisions of the last paragraph of this article relating to the continued susp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-178

Any person exercising or wishing to exercise the functions covered by article L. 212-1 must be able to present to the department responsible for examining the declaration file a medical certificate st…

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