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Showing 28412850 of 5639 articles for Art. 12 janv. 1999

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Application of international agreements and European Union law

Article R614-18

…n of each of the translations and revised translations referred to in Articles R. 614-11 and R. 614-12 shall give rise to the payment of a fee payable when the translation is submitted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-16

…llowing shall be determined by decree 1° The conditions and procedures for applying article L. 6142-12 ; 2° The composition, operating rules and issues on which the University Hospital High Committee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-51

…stigator(s). These records shall be transmitted to the competent authority mentioned in Article L. 1123-12, at its request.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-40-1

…ehalf of the Conseil des Maisons de Vente, with the documents required to be kept by Article L. 561-12 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Prohibitions.

Article L7124-20

The provisions of articles L. 7124-13 to L. 7124-15 also apply to minors engaged in artistic or literary activities other than those mentioned in article L. 7124-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-13

…ent a full year with the same company, the ceilings provided for in articles D. 3324-10 and D. 3324-12 are calculated in proportion to the length of time the employee has been with the company.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-13

Persons who have access to the information referred to in article R. 513-10-12 are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out inarticle 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3663-9

…334-3 corresponding to the compensation provided for in I of D of Article 44 of the Finance Law for 1999 (no. 98-1266 of 30 December 1998) taken into account corresponds to the amount received by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to transit on French territory.

Article 728-72

The request for transit shall be accompanied by the certificate referred to in Article 728-12 drawn up by the competent authority of the convicting State. The Minister of Justice may request a French…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Aid schemes set up by administrative agreements

Article 711-2

…the bilateral fund for co-development and co-production of Franco-Italian works, signed in Paris on 12 July 2019.

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