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Showing 24312440 of 5757 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – 30 June 2022 – pts 29–46

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-2

…3222-5-1 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-46 of 22 January 2022 strengthening health crisis management tools and amending the Public Heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and autonomy conferences

Article D1443-6

For the application of article D. 1432-29 to La Réunion, the last paragraph is not applicable.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 1

…ember 1994 and by its third amendment signed in Paris on 11 July 2001, approved by the loi n° 2002-1305 du 29 octobre 2002 and published by the decree no. 2002-1500 of 20 December 2002;b) Agreement in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-47

The Registrar of the Commercial Court shall check that the information relating to the beneficial owner mentioned in the first paragraph of L. 561-46 is complete and complies with the legal and regula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-59

The sponsor shall inform the competent authority and the Committee for the Protection of Individuals without delay of the new facts defined in 12° of Article R. 1123-46 and, where appropriate, of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-51

Any registered trader shall apply through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and, within a period of one month before the total cessation of his commercial activity within the jurisdiction…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Property and undivided rights between several communes

Article L5842-32

I. - The articles L. 5222-1 to L. 5222-3 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 5222-2:1° The last sentence of the fou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-55

The hospital medical students mentioned in article R. 6153-46 are subject to the internal regulations of the establishment to which they are assigned, which specify in particular their obligations tow…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-3

A Conseil d'Etat decree defines the terms and conditions for the application of 27°, 28° and 29° of article L. 2321-2; in particular, it defines the fixed assets that are subject to the depreciation o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-39

…d to the objectives mentioned in 1° to 8° of article L. 112-14 and taking into account the national guidelines in terms of sports policy defined within the framework of the agreement on objectives and…

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