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Showing 321330 of 5857 articles for Art. 12 juill. 2018

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6321-12

…era, except when Articles LO 6313-3, LO 6313-4, LO 6313-5, LO 6314-2, LO 6351-2, LO 6351-3, LO 6351-12, LO 6351-13 or LO 6351-16. Without prejudice to the powers that the president of the territorial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Assessment and certification.

Article R6113-12

…s are respected, the results of the evaluation of patient satisfaction provided for in article L. 1112-2 and the improvement in hospital practices resulting from measures taken within the framework of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article D47-12

…e second paragraph of Article 706-56, persons authorised under the conditions set out in article 16-12 of the Civil Code without being registered on a list of forensic experts may, in order to carry o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-12

In application of article L. 1221-3, any public or private body, of any nature whatsoever, wishing to provide training for local elected representatives provided for in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-129

…nsibility of a qualified person, who has obtained the authorisation provided for in article L. 5141-12, in facilities which may, where appropriate, be made available by an organisation or company in w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-12

…to the investment is that indicated in the clauses of the contract provided for in article L. 1414-12.Eligibility for the VAT compensation fund is subject to the asset belonging to the public entity'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

…for the Economy and Finance; 10° The Minister for Education; 11° The Minister for Higher Education; 12° The Minister for Industry; 13° The Minister for the Interior; 14° The Minister for Youth; 15° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-12

The skills consolidation course provided for in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 4221-12 is completed on a full-time basis, in a host structure listed in the order referred to in article R. 422…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-128

…the establishment holding the authorisation to open as provided for in Article L. 5142-2 under 11°, 12°, 13° or 14° of Article R. 5142-1 ; 2° The name of the medicated feed; 3° The type of animal for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-127

…l'Ordre, which will make its observations known within the time limit laid down in article L. 4113-12.An agreement or the renewal of an agreement with one of the bodies mentioned in the first paragra…

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